Oskar Bergman
"Från Marstrand" (From Marstrand)
Signed Oskar Bergman and dated Marstrand juli 1942. Watercolour with heightening white 34.5 x 49.5 cm.
Provenance
Earlier in the collection of Lars Olof Bergman (the artist's son), Saltsjöbaden, Sweden.
Private collection.
Exhibitions
Riksutställningar, exhibition 112, "Oskar Bergman", no. 22.
Designer
Oskar Bergman was a Swedish visual artist born in Stockholm. Bergman was self-taught and took much inspiration from his study trips to Germany, Italy and France. Bergman worked as an etcher and painter, with his paintings, which emulate an overpowering Swedishness, is valued today not only in Sweden, but also international artists. With his razor-sharp and lifelike depictions of both city scapes and rural landscapes, Bergman managed to capture viewers and art audiences alike. As a self-taught artist, one is particularly impressed by his detailed and evocative painting style.
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