Ragnar Sandberg (1902 - 1972)
Park Scene
Title
Park Scene
Dating
1933
Material/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Mått 42,00 x 49,00 cm
Ram 50,50 x 57,50 x 4,50 cm
Category
Inventory number
GKM 2015-56
Acquisition
Gift of Gunnel von Friesen, 2015
Display Status
Not on display at the museum
Description
During the 1930s, a group of painters from West Sweden with a new attitude to colour gained recognition. One of these young painters, soon to be known as the Gothenburg colourists, was Ragnar Sandberg. Their common denominator was Valand Academy, where the influence of French art was conveyed to the students by their teacher Tor Bjurström. They applied this influence on depictions of the Swedish west coast. In the 1930s and the beginning of the 1940s, Sandberg painted poetic images of his surroundings in strong, bright colours. He believed in the ability of colour to express mood. Colour was the bearer of emotion.
Signature/Inscription
Signature (Nere till vänster): RS 33
Exhibition History
Någon sorts kunskap - nya verk i samlingen, Göteborg, Göteborgs konstmuseum, 14/06/2017 - 15/10/2017