Edvard Andersson (1891 - 1967) was active during a period in which modernism emerged and developed within the international art world. Through a sustained interest in new forms of expression, he closely followed international artistic movements and allowed himself to be influenced by them. His body of work reflects an experimental yet technically assured modernist practice.

Andersson grew up in a working-class district of Helsingborg. From an early age, he demonstrated a marked talent for drawing. His parents, who ran a tobacco shop, provided financial support that enabled him in 1916 to begin studies at the Higher School of Industrial Arts in Stockholm (now Konstfack), where he trained as a drawing teacher. In 1918, at the age of 27, he held his first exhibition at Killbergs konstsalong in Helsingborg.

After completing his studies, Andersson worked as a drawing teacher, a profession he maintained alongside his artistic practice. This dual career provided financial stability and allowed him to pursue painting without significant commercial pressure, fostering an independent and self-directed artistic expression.

During the 1920s and 1930s, he focused primarily on portraiture executed in a Cubist-influenced style. In the 1940s, he gradually turned toward abstraction, an approach that came to dominate his work in the 1950s. Paintings from this period are characterized by vibrant abstract compositions with decorative linear elements, often on a larger scale. Many works also incorporate stylized figurative components, such as female forms or suggestive movements.

Although Andersson cannot be directly linked to any single artistic influence, parallels may be drawn to Gösta Adrian-Nilsson, whose artistic expression was itself shaped by the international avant-garde, developments that Andersson followed with sustained interest.