"Spik och hammare" (Nail and hammer)
Signed O.G.C. and dated -34. Gouache 25.5 x 36 cm.
Originally in architect Nils Eriksson's collection, Gothenburg, acquired directly form the artist, subsequently by inheritance.
Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm "Otto G Carlsund", 22 September 2007 – 6 January 2008.
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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