Prints

Printmaking is an art form that is easy to enjoy and fun to discover. Here, the artist's idea, craftsmanship and printing technique come together in images that are often available in signed and numbered editions. This makes printmaking a great way to collect art with a clear artistic presence, but in a format that is often more accessible than painting.

There is also a great deal of variation in printmaking. A lithograph can have soft colors and an almost painterly feel, while an etching is often based more on lines, details and contrasts. Screen printing can produce sharp shapes and strong color fields, and woodcuts often have a clear, powerful expression. It is precisely the mixture of techniques and expressions that makes printmaking so alive.

A couple of our favorites from the theme follow.

Bengt Orup, several works
Orup's prints occupy a special place in the auction. In his compositions, lines, color fields and geometric shapes meet in a confident and rhythmic imagery. The black and white works show his sense of graphic sharpness, while the colorful pages highlight a more playful but still very controlled side of his artistry.

Peter Dahl, The Voice
A colorful and intense page where figures, movement and color build up a charged scene. Dahl works with an expression that is both narrative and powerful, where the image almost feels like a moment taken from a larger drama.

Mona Huss Wallin, Stockholm motif, view from Slussen
A familiar Stockholm motif seen from one of the city's most iconic places. The image combines the recognition of the view with a lively graphic expression, where the city's light, water and buildings take on a rhythm of their own.

Jan Stenmark, Infinity is made of everyone's inability to understand it
A typical Stenmark work where image and text interact with low-key humor and sharp precision. The simple format opens up for multiple layers of interpretation and shows how graphics can also function as a quick, accurate thought.