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Otto G Carlsund

(Sweden, 1897-1948)
Estimate
200 000 - 225 000 SEK
17 900 - 20 100 EUR
18 900 - 21 200 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
Covered by droit de suite

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Purchasing info
Otto G Carlsund
(Sweden, 1897-1948)

"Den lycklige familjen I"

Executed in 1929. Paper glued on panel 68 x 49 cm.

Provenance

Nordén Auktioner, Stockholm, auction no 3, November 24, 1992, cat no 107.

Exhibitions

Oscar Reutersvärd, "Otto G Carlsund", 1988, avbildad sid 136.

Literature

Oscar Reutersvärd, "Otto G Carlsund i fjärrperspektiv", 1988, avbildad i färg sid 136: "I denna gruppbild, utförd i Paris våren 1929, demonstrerar Carlsund sin suveräna stilkänsla och tecknarförmåga. Scenen återger den lille konfirmanden på sin stora dag uppställd i centrum och omgiven av föräldrar och systrar".

Designer

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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