This striking mid-century modern oil painting by Swedish artist Richard Björklund features a geometric, cubist-inspired architectural landscape. Executed with textured, visible brushstrokes on panel, the composition balances blocky white structures against a balanced palette of earthy ochre, deep browns, muted greys, and a narrow band of blue sky at the top. Signed and dated '59 in the lower right corner, the piece is beautifully housed in a minimalist light wood frame that complements its modernist aesthetic.
Signed bottom left
Dated 1959
Oil on board
Measures 49 × 42 cm
About the artist-
Richard Björklund (1897–1974) was a prominent Swedish modernist painter. His work is celebrated across Sweden's cultural institutions and is represented in major national and regional museum collections, including the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, the Moderna Museet, and the Malmö Museum.
This striking mid-century modern oil painting by Swedish artist Richard Björklund features a geometric, cubist-inspired architectural landscape. Executed with textured, visible brushstrokes on panel, the composition balances blocky white structures against a balanced palette of earthy ochre, deep browns, muted greys, and a narrow band of blue sky at the top. Signed and dated '59 in the lower right corner, the piece is beautifully housed in a minimalist light wood frame that complements its modernist aesthetic.
Signed bottom left
Dated 1959
Oil on board
Measures 49 × 42 cm
About the artist-
Richard Björklund (1897–1974) was a prominent Swedish modernist painter. His work is celebrated across Sweden's cultural institutions and is represented in major national and regional museum collections, including the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, the Moderna Museet, and the Malmö Museum.
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