"Motiv från Arild" (Scene from Arild)
Signed Oskar Bergman and dated 1920. Canvas 88 x 135 cm.
"Svenskt konstnärslexikon", vol. I, Allhems förlag, 1952, compare "Motiv från Balderup, Arild, Skåne", watercolour from 1919, illustrated full page in colour against page 158.
Oskar Bergman was a Swedish visual artist born in Stockholm. Bergman was self-taught and took much inspiration from his study trips to Germany, Italy and France. Bergman worked as an etcher and painter, with his paintings, which emulate an overpowering Swedishness, is valued today not only in Sweden, but also international artists. With his razor-sharp and lifelike depictions of both city scapes and rural landscapes, Bergman managed to capture viewers and art audiences alike. As a self-taught artist, one is particularly impressed by his detailed and evocative painting style.
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