Otto G Carlsund, indian ink on paper, signed, executed ca. 1932
"Hyperkub". 18 x 19,5 cm.
Not examined out of frame.
Provenance
Professor Oscar Reutersvärd, Lund.
Galerie Bel'Art, Stockholm.
Private collection.
Exhibitions
Liljevalchs konsthall, "Otto G Carlsund", 2007.
Norrköpings konstmuseum "Otto G Carlsund", 2008.
Literature
Anders Wahlgren, "Otto G Carlsund", 2021, p. 8.
More information
Motivet ingår i en liten serie av verk där Carlsund sökte ett uttryck för den så kallade fjärde dimensionen.
More about Otto G Carlsund
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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