Scandinavian Modern Paintings
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN STYLE
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1930s
- Scandinavian design and Nordic design originated primarily in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Norway
- Introduced in the United States in mid-20th century
- Informed by the Bauhaus; influenced American mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
- Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
- Open, airy spaces
- Promotion of functionality
- Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
- Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
- A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Alvar Aalto
- Hans Wegner
- Kaare Klint
- Arne Jacobsen
- Greta Magnusson Grossman
- Finn Juhl
- Arne Vodder
- Verner Panton
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.
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Style: Scandinavian Modern
Mid-Century Swedish Still Life Oil Painting, 1940s
Located in Karis, Nyland
Signed still life oil painting by unknown Swedish artist. Dated 1946.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,378 Sale Price
39% Off
Painting by Henri Sert, Sweden, mid-20th century
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Oil on panel, silver-painted wooden frame.
Henri Paul Sert (1938–1964) was a singular, self-taught talent whose short life produced an intense and highly personal body of work. Born...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Rune P. Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, Mid-20th Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
Rune P. Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Modernist landscape, mid-20th century.
The canvas measures: 89 x 64 cm.
The frame measures: 2.5 cm.
Signed.
In very good condition.
20th c...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Lennart Lilja, Oil on Canvas, 1950s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Lennart Lilja
Oil on canvas
Dimensions 32/41
Unframed work
Lennart Lilja (1924-2008). He was a Swedish artist. Student of Isaac Gründewald and Otte Sköld. In the 1950s he wrote play...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$204 Sale Price
77% Off
Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsen. Oil on board. Modernist Danish landscape
Located in København, Copenhagen
Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsen, Danish artist.
Oil on artist's board.
Modernist Danish landscape with grazing cattle and a fjord.
Signed and dated '47.
In excellent condition.
Image size: ...
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1940s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Vintage 1950s still life oil painting of flowers in a vase
Located in Ebberup, DK
This vibrant still life oil on plate captures a bouquet of flowers rendered in lush, expressive brushstrokes. The artist uses a rich, moody background to heighten the vibrancy of cor...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Stockholm archipelago, watercolor, Swedish painter Anna Gardell-Ericson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Anna Gardell-Ericson (SWE 1853-1939), watercolor depicting Stockholm archipelago.
Signed. Original frame with losses, nice patina.
Painting: 24x35 cm. With frame: 30x43 cm.
Abo...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Kay Christensen Poetic Blue-Tone Oil Painting, 1966, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Poetic Oil Painting of Interior with Young Woman in Blue tones called: "Why do the shadows pass by?" made by Danish painter Kay Christensen in 1966.
* Framed oil-painting on canvas...
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Danish Mid-century Painting by Elisabeth Karlinsky, Oil on panel, ca. 1958
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Oli on panel by Elisabeth Karlinsky.
Monogram: EK, 58.
Golden frame, from the periode.
With frame: 32x37 cm
Without: 24x29 cm
Style: modern/ danish
Motive: Sun over pine forrest
El...
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1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, 1980s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Modernist landscape, 1980s.
The canvas measures: 73 x 49 cm.
The frame measures: 1 cm.
In excellent condition.
Signed.
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Swedish Abstract Oil Canvas Painting by Bertil Berntsson, Sweden 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful Swedish abstract oil on canvas artwork with a pine wooden frame by Bertil Berntsson from the 1962. In good vintage condition with patina from aging.
Signed and dated lowe...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Pine, Canvas
Uno Svärd, Sweden, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, 1960s-1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Uno Svärd (1924-2002), Sweden. Oil on canvas. Modernist landscape, 1960s-1970s.
The canvas measures: 98 x 40 cm.
The frame measures: 0.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Signed.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
William Hansen, Danish Painter, Oil on Canvas. Hilly Landscape, 1957
Located in København, Copenhagen
William Hansen (1908-1991), Danish painter. Oil on canvas. Hilly landscape with house gable and church in the background. Dated 1957.
In very good cond...
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1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Lennart Lilja, Oil on Canvas, 1950s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Lennart Lilja
Oil on canvas
Dimensions 62/72
Unframed work
Lennart Lilja (1924-2008). He was a Swedish artist. Student of Isaac Gründewald and Otte Sköld. In the 1950s he wrote play...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$246 Sale Price
74% Off
Peter Astrom "Sea Foam" Swedish Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Peter Astrom
Located in New York, NY
"Fruit Bowl" acrylic on canvas, by Swedish abstract expressionist painter Peter Astrom, b. 1946.
The monumental painting measures 5' x 5' , canvas is str...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Lennart Lilja, Sagomöte, Oil on Board, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Lennart Lilja, Sagomöte
Oil on the board
Work signed by the artist
Dimensions 43/62
Framed work
Lennart Lilja (1924-2008). He was a Swedish artist. Student of Isaac Gründewald and Otte Sköld. In the 1950s he wrote plays and tried his hand as an actor. This resulted in a role in The Seventh Seal...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
$216 Sale Price
75% Off
Lennart Lilja, Oil on Canvas, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Lennart Lilja
Oil on canvas
Dimensions 74/64
Framed work
Lennart Lilja (1924-2008). He was a Swedish artist. Student of Isaac Gründewald and Otte Sköld. In the 1950s he wrote plays ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$761 Sale Price
20% Off
Scandinavian Modernist, Oil on Canvas, Cubist Still Life, Dated 1975
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian modernist. Oil on canvas. Cubist still life. Dated 1975.
The canvas measures: 59 x 51 cm.
The frame measures: 6 cm.
In excellent condition.
Signed and dated.
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Preben Fjederholt "San Cataldo" Oil on Canvas
Located in Kastrup, DK
Preben Fjederholt 1955 - 2000.
San Cataldo Italy.
Oil on canvas, without frame: 36 x 41.
Provenance: Decedent's estate.
The work is one of several in the artist's studio at the time of his sudden death on 3 July 2000.
Measurement (cm) With frame H: 38 x 43 x 3 without frame: 36 x 41.
Danish painter, from 1974 educated at the art academies in Odense, Aarhus and Copenhagen.
Preben Fjederholt, who made his debut at Kunstnernes (The Artist's) Fall exhibition 1980, is an exponent of a neo-romantic and neo-symbolist depiction of reality in his atmospheric and colouristically muted paintings.
Category
Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Nils Johansson, Sweden, Oil on Board, Abstract Composition
Located in København, Copenhagen
Nils Johansson (1922-2014), Sweden. Oil on board. Abstract composition.
Mid-20th century.
The board measures: 45 x 37 cm.
The frame measures: 2 cm.
...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Margareta Sandberg-Hög, Swedish Artist, Oil on Board, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Margareta Sandberg-Hög (1924-2016), Swedish artist. Oil on board, 1960s.
Abstract composition.
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern.
The board measures: 63 x 52 cm.
The frame measure...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Scandinavian Maritime Painting Oil on Panel in Warm Colors by Noren Nils Martin
Located in Salzburg, AT
Maritime painting in oil on plate by Noren Nils Martin (1907 Västervik - 1998 Uppsala)
The scene on the water is calm and is characterized by warm colors.
The boat is already ashor...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,436 Sale Price
25% Off
Hans Øllgaard, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Danish Summer Landscape
Located in København, Copenhagen
Hans Øllgaard (b. 1911, d. 1969). Oil on canvas. Modernist Danish summer landscape with haystacks. Dated 1968.
Signed.
In very good condition.
Measure...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Gouache Painting "Skuggor" by Tore Nyberg, Sweden, 1950
By Tore Nyberg
Located in Hägersten, SE
Painting by Swedish artist Tore Nyberg. Gouache on paper titled "Skuggor" made in 1950. Signed and dated. Very good condition with sign of age related wear.
Tore Nyberg, 1911-1993...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Curt Viberg ‘1908-1969’, Swedish Painter, Still Life with Flowers, Oil on Board
Located in København, Copenhagen
Curt Viberg (1908-1969), Swedish painter. Still life with flowers. Oil on board. 1960s.
In very good condition.
Signed.
The board measures: 70 x 50 cm.
The frame measures: 9.5 cm.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Oil Painting by Tore Nyberg, Sweden, 1957
By Tore Nyberg
Located in Hägersten, SE
Painting by Swedish artist Tore Nyberg. Oil on canvas made in 1957. Signed and dated. Good condition with sign of age related wear.
Tore Nyberg, 1911-1993, was a Swedish artist. B...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Lennart Lilja, Oil on Canvas, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Lennart Lilja
Oil on canvas
Work signed by the artist
Dimensions 62/77
Framed work
Lennart Lilja (1924-2008). He was a Swedish artist. Student of Isaac Gründewald and Otte Sköld. In...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$294 Sale Price
69% Off
Gouache Painting "Blue" by Tore Nyberg, Sweden, 1955
By Tore Nyberg
Located in Hägersten, SE
Painting by Swedish artist Tore Nyberg. Gouache on paper made in 1955. Very good condition with few sign of age.
Tore Nyberg, 1911-1993, was a Swedish artist. Born in Stockholm ed...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Swedish Painting of Dancing Women in Green Landscape by R. Dagstrom
Located in London, GB
Dynamic Swedish figurative painting of five contemporary dancing women in a green field by R. Dagstrom 1960's. The artist accentuated the expressi...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Painting "River flowing through the forest" in a golden frame
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions:
Frame: Height 76.5 cm / width 96.5 cm / depth 7.5 cm
Image: Height 55 cm / width 75.5 cm.
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Harry Booström Oil Painting nr 24
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Oil painting “nr 24” by Harry Booström. Provenance: William och Maud Appelquist, Gotland. Galerie Bel’Art, Stockholm. Private collection, Stockholm.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Vintage Danish 1960s pastel drawing of Tybrind Forest by Ewald Herrik
Located in Ebberup, DK
“Tybrind Forest” by Ewald Herrik is a luminous and expressive pastel drawing that captures the quiet depth and energy of a woodland scene. Executed on black paper, the artist’s bold ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Large Landscape Painting by Inge Alifrangis, Gilleleje, Denmark, circa 1993
Located in Valby, 84
Large and atmospheric landscape painting by Danish artist Inge Alifrangis, executed around 1993 and depicting the coastal surroundings of Gilleleje. The composition is built up in co...
Category
1990s European Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pine
Painting by Albert Johansson, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Albert Johansson,
Sweden. 1960's.
Oil on board.
Dimensions:
H: 62 cm/ 24 7/16''
L: 93 cm/ 36 5/8''
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Herdis Gelardi, Naturalistic Painting, Copenhagen Townhall Square, 1970s
By Herdis Gelardi
Located in Værløse, DK
Naturalistic Oil Painting of the Townhall Square in Copenhagen made by Herdis Gelardi in the 1970s.
* Framed oil-painting on wood of Townhall Square in Copenhagen. Gilded vintage ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Hans Øllgaard, Abstract Modernist Landscape, Oil on Canvas
Located in København, Copenhagen
Hans Øllgaard (b. 1911, d. 1969). Abstract modernist landscape. Oil on canvas, 1950s-1960s.
Signed.
In very good condition.
The canvas measures: 85 x ...
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1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Black Collage, Oil Paint in the Style of Pierre Soulages by Hans Osswald 1960s
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Forest, BE
This must be one of Hans Osswald best works. We have several in our collection. This black one is made of different materials and creates an interesting relief. oil painted black wit...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Plywood, Paper
$8,138 Sale Price
20% Off
Bertil Berntsson, oil on canvas 1964. Woman body shape. From family collection
By Pierre Soulages, Bertil Berntsson
Located in Forest, BE
This is some of the largest paintings Bertil Berntsson executed with oil on canvas in 1964. It was exhibited in the Liljevalchs konsthall in Stockholm. Coming with a good provenance ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Century Still Life Oil Painting by Bertil Sjöberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Karis, Nyland
Beautiful framed mid-century oil painting on board by Swedish artist Bertil Sjöberg (1914 - 1999). Signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,053 Sale Price
43% Off
Modernist Oil Painting by Danish Artist Mogens Balle COBRA Art Movement, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Oil painting on canvas by original COBRA member Danish artist Mogens Balle (1921-1988). Abstract expressionist motif with childlike figures typical for Balle. Signed "MB" and mounte...
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Oil Painting on Canvas by Ragnar Hult, Sweden
Located in Karis, Nyland
Signed oil painting on canvas by Swedish artist Ragnar Hult (1916-1986).
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$1,254 Sale Price
53% Off
Painting ‘No. II’ by Harry Booström, Abstract Art, Signed, Sweden, 1953
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting ‘No. II’ by Harry Booström,
Sweden. 1953.
Oil on panel.
Measurements:
H: 89 cm/ 2' 11"
W: 119 cm/ 3' 10 7/8"
Provenance:
William and Maud Ap...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Unknown Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, Dated 1963
Located in København, Copenhagen
Unknown Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Modernist landscape. Dated 1963.
The canvas measures: 67 x 38 cm.
The frame measures: 5.5 cm.
Signed.
...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Danish Artist Johannes Obel (1932) Abstract Oilpainting 1960s.
Located in Handewitt, DE
Fine abstract oilpainting by the Danish artist Johannes Obel. Oil on canvas and framed. Signed „Johs. Obel“ Born 1932 and friend of the famous danish cabinetmaker Frits Henningsen. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
1963 Bengt Berglund Porcelain Enamel Abstract Wall Hanging
Located in New Windsor, NY
Bengt Berglund for Gustavsberg, Sweden enamel wall hanging. Signed and dated on reverse, Gustavsberg 63 and front lower left corner. Green backgrou...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Steel
$1,480 Sale Price
40% Off
Painting
Mural II
by Harry Booström, Abstract Art, Signed, Sweden, 1953
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting 'Mural II' by Harry Booström,
Sweden, 1953.
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
H: 90 cm / 3'
W: 122 cm / 4' 1/2''
Shown with Harry Booström at the Artists of Söder Exhibition, 19...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Painting by Per-Erik Böklin, Sweden, 1955
By Per-Erik Böklin
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Per-Erik Böklin,
Sweden. 1955.
Gouache.
Dimensions:
H: 43 cm/ 17''
L: 52,5 cm/ 20 3/4''
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
1990 Signed Abstract Black
White Painting by Ricci – Modern Geometric
By Franz Kline, Pierre Soulages
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Striking 1990 abstract painting with bold exploration of contrast and composition in black and white. Featuring crisp geometric forms layered over richly textured brushwork, this ori...
Category
Late 20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Bertil Berntsson, oil on canvas 1960. Woman body shape. From family collection
By Pierre Soulages, Bertil Berntsson
Located in Forest, BE
This is some of the largest paintings Bertil Berntsson executed with oil on canvas in 1960. Coming with a good provenance as I bought it from the family of the artist. It represents ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Black Oil on Canvas in the Style of Pierre Soulages by Hans Osswald 1960s
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Forest, BE
Black paint on canvas with some touch of white and blue. We have several in our collection. Nice and elegant with a very strong feeling. This is a painting in a medium size 81x 60cm. Signed on bottom (left).
Hans Osswald 1919-1983
Hans August Osswald (originally Andersson) was born on 29th August 1919 in Örebro. He was a Swedish painter and book illustrator.
Osswald first exhibited at Louis...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Plywood, Paper
$2,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Hans Øllgaard Modernist Oil Painting of Summer Landscape with Coast, Danish 1960
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large oil on canvas painting by Danish artist Hans Øllgaard (b. 1911, d. 1969) depicting a summer landscape ca. 1950s or 60s at the time of harvesting ha...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pine
Bertil Berntsson, oil on canvas 1962. Woman body shape. From family collection
By Pierre Soulages, Bertil Berntsson
Located in Forest, BE
This is some of the largest paintings Bertil Berntsson executed with oil on canvas in 1962. Coming with a good provenance as I bought it from the family of the artist. It represents ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Joyce Swanljung, Sweden, Oil on Canvas, Composition with Fish
Located in København, Copenhagen
Joyce Swanljung (1910-1977), Sweden. Oil on canvas. Modernist composition with fish.
Dated 1966.
The canvas measures: 42 x 32.5 cm.
The frame measures: 7 cm.
In excellent conditi...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage 1970s still life oil painting of lemon and pitcher in pewter
Located in Ebberup, DK
A striking mid-century still life painting featuring a pitcher in pewter and a single yellow fruit set against a bold red background. The composition is characterized by strong geome...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Danish Oil Painting - Stilleben in Pine Frame with Motive of Flowers and Bowls
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stilleben by the Danish painter, Christian Daugaard, 1901-1993.
painted circa. 1960s.
He often painted with a naturalistic starting point. In landscape paintings from, among othe...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oak
"Midsummer Blue" Swedish Abstract Expressionist Painting by Peter Astrom, 2006
By Peter Astrom
Located in New York, NY
"Midsummer Blue", Swedish abstract expressionist watercolour collage painting on paper.
Framed in white lacquered wood frame, measuring 41" length x 29.25" width x 1.25" depth.
Painting measures 35.25" length x 24" width, unframed.
Signed Peter Astrom...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Carl Einar Forseth (1892–1988) "ARCHITECT" painting on board, Sweden 1915
By Carl Einar Andreas Forseths
Located in New York, NY
"Arkitktur" is a mixed media painting on a panel by Swedish artist Carl Einar Andreas Forseth (1892–1988). It depicts a scene with three craftsmen (builders) in an arched structure w...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen — Study of a Vase for Rörstrand, c. 1950s
Located in Valby, 84
Delicate gouache study by the Danish painter and designer Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen (1909–1957), depicting a stylized vase form conceived for the Swedish porcelain manufacturer Rörstra...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Poul Ekelund, Denmark, Oil on Board, Modernist Landscape, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Poul Ekelund (1921-1976), Denmark. Oil on board. Modernist landscape, 1960s.
The board measures: 29 x 19 cm.
The frame measures: 10 cm.
In excellent co...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Oil painting by Bengt Orup, Sweden, 1950s
By Bengt Orup
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking oil painting by Bengt Orup, with a concrete motif in yellow, red and black.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
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