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Students of Matisse at Modern Art + Design

No 483, Sigrid Hjertén ”Röd båt - utsikt från ateljén mot Stadsgårdskajen, Stockholm” (detail).

Students of Matisse – the avant-garde of Modernism

Modern Art + Design. Viewing: 17–21 May. Open: Mon–Fri 11–18, Sat–Sun kl 11–17. Sale: 22 May start 12.00 CEST.
Address: Bukowskis, Berzelii Park 1 in Stockholm. Read more about the auction here >


When Isaac Grünewald, Sigrid Hjertén, Einar Jolin, Leander Engström and Nils Dardel, among others, travelled to Paris in the early 20th century to study with Henri Matisse, they changed Swedish art for ever. The artistic ideals of an earlier age were overturned and a new chapter of art history was written. The importance of Matisse is often emphasised, hence the term “students of Matisse”, but the art and theories of Cézanne were at least equally significant.

The first exhibitions at Salon Joël on Drottninggatan in Stockholm in the early 1910s were greeted with incomprehension and criticism. It was not until the major Expressionist exhibition at Liljevalchs in 1918 that modern art was fully accepted by critics and audiences.

This auction contains several works from this important and ground-breaking period.

81. Isaac Grünewald, a stoneware vase, Rörstrand, Sweden 1943.
81. Isaac Grünewald, a stoneware vase, Rörstrand, Sweden 1943.
Hammer price 
38 000 SEK
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
339. Isaac Grünewald, Self portrait.
339. Isaac Grünewald, Self portrait.
Hammer price 
340 000 SEK
Estimate
300 000 - 400 000 SEK
342. Einar Jolin, View over Riddarholmen.
342. Einar Jolin, View over Riddarholmen.
Hammer price 
90 000 SEK
Estimate
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
367. Leander Engström, "Spansk flicka" (Spanish girl).
367. Leander Engström, "Spansk flicka" (Spanish girl).
Hammer price 
90 000 SEK
Estimate
100 000 - 120 000 SEK
368. Isaac Grünewald, Sigrid knitting.
368. Isaac Grünewald, Sigrid knitting.
Hammer price 
Unsold
Estimate
350 000 - 400 000 SEK
369. Isaac Grünewald, Still life with amaryllis.
369. Isaac Grünewald, Still life with amaryllis.
Hammer price 
70 000 SEK
Estimate
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
370. Isaac Grünewald, A flowering fruit tree.
370. Isaac Grünewald, A flowering fruit tree.
Hammer price 
Unsold
Estimate
600 000 - 700 000 SEK
399. Isaac Grünewald, Modell in a sunbed.
399. Isaac Grünewald, Modell in a sunbed.
Hammer price 
190 000 SEK
Estimate
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
400. Isaac Grünewald, "Parkkonsert".
400. Isaac Grünewald, "Parkkonsert".
Hammer price 
Unsold
Estimate
800 000 - 1 000 000 SEK
402. Sigrid Hjertén, "Bergskedjorna" (Mountains).
402. Sigrid Hjertén, "Bergskedjorna" (Mountains).
Hammer price 
Unsold
Estimate
150 000 - 175 000 SEK
454. Einar Jolin, Model in black fur.
454. Einar Jolin, Model in black fur.
Hammer price 
540 000 SEK
Estimate
450 000 - 550 000 SEK
455. Isaac Grünewald, Still life with amaryllis.
455. Isaac Grünewald, Still life with amaryllis.
Hammer price 
80 000 SEK
Estimate
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
456. Sigrid Hjertén, "Iván i blågul tröja".
456. Sigrid Hjertén, "Iván i blågul tröja".
Hammer price 
330 000 SEK
Estimate
325 000 - 350 000 SEK
482. Einar Jolin, "Asiatiska i kimono".
482. Einar Jolin, "Asiatiska i kimono".
Hammer price 
Unsold
Estimate
60 000 - 80 000 SEK
483. Sigrid Hjertén, "Coin du Midi".
483. Sigrid Hjertén, "Coin du Midi".
Hammer price 
330 000 SEK
Estimate
350 000 - 400 000 SEK
493. Sigrid Hjertén, Still life from the apartment in Paris.
493. Sigrid Hjertén, Still life from the apartment in Paris.
Hammer price 
Unsold
Estimate
325 000 - 350 000 SEK
495. Sigrid Hjertén, "Flickhuvud i gul mössa" (Girl head in yellow hat9.
495. Sigrid Hjertén, "Flickhuvud i gul mössa" (Girl head in yellow hat9.
Hammer price 
160 000 SEK
Estimate
150 000 - 175 000 SEK

Contact:

Lena Rydén
Stockholm
Lena Rydén
Head of Art, Specialist Modern and 19th century Art
+46 (0)707 78 35 71
Andreas Rydén
Stockholm
Andreas Rydén
Head Specialist, Art, Deputy Managing Director
+46 (0)728 58 71 39
Carl Barkman
Stockholm
Carl Barkman
Head Specialist Fine Art and Antiques
+46 (0)708 92 19 71
Amanda Wahrgren
Stockholm
Amanda Wahrgren
Specialist Modern Art, Prints
+46 (0)702 53 14 89