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Ernst Billgren

(Sweden, Born 1957)
Estimate
60 000 - 80 000 SEK
5 350 - 7 140 EUR
5 540 - 7 380 USD
Hammer price
110 000 SEK
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Ernst Billgren
(Sweden, Born 1957)

"Abstrakt Bord 1"

Table with intarsia and bronze sculpture. Height 75 cm, width 136.5 cm, depth 32 cm. Edition 3. Sculpture signed EB and number 1/3-I. Executed in 2012. Partly plated bronze, inset painting, height 26 cm, width 36 cm, depth 15 cm.

Provenance

Lars Bohman Gallery, Stockholm. Acquired by the present owner in 2012.

Exhibitions

Lars Bohman Gallery, Stockholm, "Abstrakt", 24 March - 6 May 2012.

Literature

Lars Bohman Gallery, "Ernst Billgren Abstrakt", 2012, illustrated on p. 30 - 32.

Artist

Ernst Billgren was born in Stockholm in 1957 and studied at Valand Academy from 1982 up until 1987. His artistic career is marked by remarkable diversity, which is quite unique in the Swedish art scene. He is a painter, printmaker, sculptor, author, debator and also worked in film and stage design. His artistic production spans over a multitude of disciplines, encompassing painting, sculpting, set design, furniture design, literature, film, and music. Across these diverse fields is a distinguishable continuity of nature, national romanticism, and mythology. Billgren demonstrates great craftmanship by being able to work in numerous materials such as mosaic, wood, bronze, cement, tile and glass. The defining characteristic of Billgren is his his bold approach to challenging conventional ideas of what constitutes good art. He blends fine art with kitsch and introduces animals and birds into refined settings, blurring traditional boundaries.
Ernst Billgren's work is known for its ability to provoke and leave a lasting impression, ensuring that viewers are engaged and often stirred by his unconventional artistic expressions.

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