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Yrjö Edelmann

(Sweden, 1941-2016)
Estimate
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
7 070 - 8 840 EUR
7 240 - 9 050 USD
Hammer price
125 000 SEK
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Yrjö Edelmann
(Sweden, 1941-2016)

"Cube with paper objects"

Signed Y. Edelmann and dated 99. Canvas 79 x 82 cm.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist.
Stockholms Auktionsverk, Modern art and works of art, 3 May 2010, lot 284.

Artist

Yrjö Edelmann is a finnish/swedish visual artist born in Helsinki. Eedelmann studied at the Arts Academy in Stockholm. Early in his career, the artist was an illustrator for comicbooks and book covers. Ever since his artistic debut in his 30s, Eedelmann has worked with oil and graphics. Edelmann has, amoung other places, exhibited in New York, Tokyo, and Paris. His painting are illusionistic with a light colour scheme influenced by American photorealism. He is known for his very distinctive trompe-l'œil motifs, where his superrealistic motifs with crumbled paper, envelopes, and tissues have gained international acclaim. He made his debut in 1973.

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