Gösta Adrian-Nilsson
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Marin 1 (Theater decoration)
Signed G A-N with monogram and dated 1922. Painted wood and assemblage 34 x 27 cm.
Provenance
Originally in Wiwen Nilsson's collection, Lund.
Subsequently in professor Sven Bergman's collection.
Thence by descent.
Private collection.
Exhibitions
Lunds Konsthall, "GAN och Wiwen Nilsson", 1977, cat No. 98.
Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, "GAN - Gösta Adrian-Nilsson 1884-1965", 6 April - 20 May 1984, cat No. 175.
Malmö Konsthall, "GAN - Gösta Adrian-Nilsson 1884-1965", 29 June - 26 August 1984, cat No. 175.
More information
Inspired by, among others, Fernand Léger, at the beginning of 1920s GAN executed some three-dimensional works using ”objets trouvés” and collage. ”Marin I” has elements of both cubism and surrealism, combined together very unexpectedly. This work shows how GAN synthesized external influences into his work while at the same time striving to develop his own artistic expression.