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Axel Hilleströmcoastal landscape, bohuskusten, c. 1920sc. 1920
c. 1920
$3,843.42
£2,849.55
€3,200
CA$5,279.95
A$5,763.93
CHF 3,034.78
MX$69,045.22
NOK 38,813.75
SEK 35,437.60
DKK 24,382.84
About the Item
Watercolor on paper
signed Axel Hilleström
unframed 39.5 x 72 cm (15.6 x 28.3 in)
framed 50 x 83 cm (19.7 x 32.7 in)
This expansive watercolor depicts a sandy shoreline along the Swedish west coast, most likely Bohuslän, where Axel Hilleström found his most enduring artistic inspiration. Rolling dunes covered with low coastal vegetation lead the eye toward the open sea, while distant, bluish hills soften the horizon and lend the composition a pronounced sense of depth and spatial recession.
Hilleström’s handling of color is both confident and expressive. Warm ochre and sandy tones dominate the foreground, contrasted by cooler blues and greens in the sea and distant landscape. The gently bluing hills are a particularly effective element, anchoring the composition while creating atmospheric distance. In several areas, traces of pencil sketching remain visible beneath the watercolor, offering insight into the artist’s working process and compositional planning.
Executed during the 1920s, the work reflects Hilleström’s mature period, when his landscape painting combined careful observation with a strong decorative clarity. His coastal scenes are less about narrative than about light, rhythm, and the quiet presence of nature, qualities that place him firmly within the Scandinavian landscape tradition of the early twentieth century.
Condition report:
Fine condition with clear, strong colors. Newly framed with museum glass offering UV protection.
- Creator:Axel Hilleström (1874 - 1959, Swedish)
- Creation Year:c. 1920
- Dimensions:Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)Width: 32.68 in (83 cm)
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- Condition:Fine condition with clear, strong colors. Newly framed with museum glass offering UV protection.
- Gallery Location:Stockholm, SE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1445217395212
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