PETER DAHL, charcoal on paper, signed Peter Dahl.
I: 26 x 33,5 cm.
Not examined out of frame.
Literature
Folke Edwards: ”Peter Dahl” (Damm förlag 1996). Compare with the cover of the book.
More information
The auction's art work is a study, before the creation of Peter Dahl's monumental painting, "Who is the king of the inn?" from 1981. The monumental painting belongs to the collections of Norrköping Art Museum, Sweden. The artist himself sits in the center, with a alcohol glass in his hand.
"In the self-portrait "Who is the king of the inn?” the artist sits in the center surrounded by a buzzing entourage. The surrounding figures are sharper than the main object, as if the imagery himself thought he was not really in his right place. "
Excerpt from the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, 12/5 2018
“As a burlesque narrator in Johan Tobias Sergel's spirit and tradition, Peter Dahl will continue to exist in the Swedish art world. Not least because he was one of the artists who, like the role model Rembrandt, placed himself in his paintings. Especially in the paintings from the Stockholm restaurants, where he was a frequent visitor. He sits in his own majesty at Gyldene Freden, eats Baltic herring and raises the glass next to the old tiled stove at Tennstopet and at KB, the artist's bar, he holds court as befits a true painter prince.
Dahl's self portrait is perhaps most clearly expressed in a painting from 1981 in which a figure, very similar to the artist, is surrounded by a cluster of charming ladies. The title of the work is a question: "Who is the king of the inn?"
Excerpt from the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet 18/5 2019
More about Peter Dahl
Peter Dahl is painter, printmaker, sculptor, and author. He was born in Oslo and came to Stockholm during the war years of the 1940s, studying at cadémie Libre in 1957 and then attended the Royal Institute of Art from 1958 to 1963 under the guidance of Lennart Rhode. He worked as a teacher at Gelesborg’s school during the 60s and 70s, and was the head professor of painting at Valand Art Academy in Gothenburg from 1975-79. Dahl paints in an expressive, realistic style with bright colours, sensual figure compositions, his art a vessel for his criticism towards upper class luxury and petty bourgeois environments. Influenced by the expressionism of Francis Bacon, he depicted the sequence of events in Medelsvensson's daydreams about "the sweet life" in the upper social group in a series of images. Over the years, Peter Dahl continued with thematic painting. From 1981 to 1984, he illustrated Fredman's Epistles in 87 pictures.
He is outgoing and often depicts his own life with a touch of self-irony. His work is rooted in Swedish tradition, often revisiting and renewing old themes. In recent years, his style has become softer and more sensual, with his dance and bacchanalian motifs taking on a Rococo-like quality. As a printmaker, Dahl is particularly known for his congenial illustrations of Bellman's "Fredman's Epistles." Peter Dahl is considered one of the great artists of our time, immensely productive and consistently popular.
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