Otto G Carlsund, Compositions with an urn
Mixed media on paper, 11 x 6.5 cm. Bears writing: "Otto G Carlsunds dödsbo qui á Carlsund 6.3.63".Thank you card from Carlsund's 50th anniversary celebration in 1947 is included.
Not examined out of frame.
Provenance
The artist's family.
Private collection.
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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