In 2005, the same year that the auction's painting was executed, Lars Bohman Gallery presented their first exhibition with Swedish artist Marcus Eek.

Marcus Eek made his debut at the end of the 1990s with a series of paintings that related both to nature and technology. Nature and our relationship to it has continued to be a recurring theme in his work. One often finds objects without an obvious physical form, such as fire, clouds or water; these objects are tangible but at the same time not. The same may be said of the composition. Marcus Eek has himself described his work as wordless rather than narrative, and the viewer encounters a tranquil poetry in his work. The large expanses allow us to create our own stories and provide us with space for our own reflections.

Born in 1968 in Stockholm, Marcus Eek lives and works in Berlin. He attended the Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm (1992-1997) and the Academie Minerva in Groningen, Holland (1995).
Marcus Eek has had several solo exhibitions in Sweden including Galleri Arnstedt Östra Karup; Galleri Roger Björkholmen Stockholm, Galleri Charlotte Lund Stockholm, Skärets Konsthall, Höganäs, and Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, Stockholm.
Recent group exhibitions include ART FORUM, Berlin, Contemporary Art from Sweden, at the Scandinavian Embassy, Berlin and the European Central Bank, Frankfurt; Stop for a Moment, Arken, Copenhagen and Åbo Museum, Finland.