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Otto G Carlsund
(Sweden, 1897-1948)
Estimate
30 000 - 40 000 SEK
2 870 - 3 820 EUR
3 250 - 4 340 USD
Hammer price
38 000 SEK
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Otto G Carlsund
(Sweden, 1897-1948)
Composition
Signed Otto Carlsund and dated nov -29. With dedication: "To friends Ruth and Harald in Paris in Nov -29." Gouache on panel 17 x 13 cm.
Artist
Otto G Carlsund was a Swedish painter, theorist and critic. Whilst in Paris in 1924, he formed a friendship with Fernand Léger, Ozenfant and Piet Mondrian and became the representative of Swedish synthetic cubism, purism, and neoplasticism. It was between the years of 1932 – 45 when Carlsund was the most active as a critic, but rediscovered his passion for nonfigurative painting in his last years. His paintings were often intended as preliminary studies for wall paintings. In 1929, he co-founded the group Art Concret in Paris with van Doesburg and Hélion, publishing its manifesto.
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