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Ola Billgren

(Sweden, 1940-2001)
Ola Billgren
(Sweden, 1940-2001)

Ola Billgren, lithograph signed and dated 73.

Smoking woman, leaf size 43x61 cm, with dedication.

Not framed Veck

Provenance

Private collection

Artist

Ola Billgren was born in 1940 in Copenhagen but based his career in Sweden. Billgren was self-taught, having only been trained by his parents Hans and Grete Billgren. Ola worked within the mediums of graphic art, watercolour, collage, photography, film, and scenography. He was also an author and culture critic. Known for his versatility, Billgren cultivated a relationship between art and reality in his work.
During the 1960s, he transitioned from abstract expressionism to photographic realism. Over time, his paintings evolved into a fusion of abstract and photorealistic styles, resulting in romantic landscapes where he examined the interplay of light and color. Forms dissolved, and colors were reduced to monochrome, single-colored surfaces that were richly worked and varied.
In the late 1980s, he returned to urban environments in large cityscapes, often painted from a high perspective but maintaining the impressionistic approach seen in his landscapes. Ola Billgren's influence on recent decades of art has been significant. His work is represented in institutions such as Musée National d'art Moderne Centre George Pompidou in Paris and Moderna Museet in Stockholm.

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Hammer price
3 600
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318
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326
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Estimate
1 500 SEK
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Bid history (25 bids)
4
Nov 5, 2023 9:25 PM
3 600 SEK
5
Nov 5, 2023 9:25 PM
3 400 SEK
4
Nov 5, 2023 9:23 PM
3 200 SEK
5
Nov 5, 2023 9:22 PM
3 000 SEK
4
Nov 5, 2023 9:19 PM
2 800 SEK
5
Nov 5, 2023 9:18 PM
2 600 SEK
4
Nov 5, 2023 9:16 PM
2 400 SEK
5
Nov 5, 2023 9:15 PM
2 200 SEK
4
A
Nov 5, 2023 9:13 PM
2 000 SEK
5
Nov 5, 2023 9:13 PM
1 900 SEK
4
Nov 5, 2023 9:13 PM
1 800 SEK
5
Nov 5, 2023 9:11 PM
1 700 SEK
4
Nov 5, 2023 9:08 PM
1 600 SEK
2
Oct 28, 2023 8:03 AM
1 500 SEK
3
A
Oct 28, 2023 8:03 AM
1 400 SEK
3
A
Oct 28, 2023 8:02 AM
1 300 SEK
2
Oct 28, 2023 8:02 AM
1 200 SEK
3
A
Oct 28, 2023 8:01 AM
1 100 SEK
2
Oct 28, 2023 8:01 AM
1 000 SEK
3
A
Oct 28, 2023 8:01 AM
850 SEK
2
Oct 28, 2023 8:01 AM
800 SEK
3
Oct 27, 2023 11:15 PM
550 SEK
2
A
Oct 27, 2023 11:15 PM
500 SEK
2
Oct 27, 2023 10:27 PM
350 SEK
1
Oct 27, 2023 3:28 PM
300 SEK
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