Otto G Carlsund
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"Trettio stora namn" (29)
29 drawings in ink and gouache on paper, various sizes 5,5 x 7,8 - 13 x 10,5 cm. Original illustrations for "Trettio stora namn - ur Folket i bild", AB. Katalog o. Tidskriftstryck, Stockholm, 1944. The lot comes with the printed book in a cover with Otto G Carlsund's notes.
Provenance
Dani Liebenfeld, Norrköping.
Artist
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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