Ekenbergs Auktioner is proud to have been entrusted with the sale of a fine collection of paintings by Uno Svensson (1929-2023), hailing from Kallinge. This auction features a number of Uno Svensson's most important works, which are being sold without reserve prices.
After attending art school in Malmö between 1951-1955, Uno Svensson had his first solo exhibition in 1959 at CO Hultén's groundbreaking gallery, Galerie Colibri, in Malmö. He achieved breakthrough success with his "Anatomical Signs" in the mid-1960s and subsequently progressed his career with major exhibitions in cities such as Paris, Copenhagen, Nice, Berlin, and Toulouse.
In the early stages of his career (1950s), Uno was inspired by the contemporary trends and the proximity to the imaginists in Malmö. Over time, he developed his own unique style, which became a blend of imaginism, surrealism, and hyperrealism.
From Blekinge, two great artists emerged, both of whom warned of the consequences of human folly. One is Harry Martinson, whose epic "Aniara" demonstrated the potential consequences of human destruction. The other is Uno Svensson, whose visions of cloning humans and animals, as well as environmental destruction, poisoning, and erosion of the basic conditions of life, unfortunately partly came true.
Many of the paintings in this auction have previously been exhibited at the Cultural Center in Karlshamn, where Uno Svensson was honored with his own room and exhibition during the 1990s. Immediately after his death, his room was dismantled, and the paintings were removed from the art gallery with the rationale that the gallery should be an art gallery and not a museum.
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