Description
Original 1950 European Impressionist Landscape Water Color Painting, Swedish student work, unsigned.
Vintage Scandinavian impressionist water color painting depicting a charming traditional southern Swedish cottage with a thatched roof, stone base, and cross timbers, overgrown with trailing red flowers.
Style:
The brushwork appears somewhat loose and expressive, particularly in the foliage and the rendering of the roof. The use of distinct color blocks for elements like the stone wall and the sky indicates a simplified, perhaps slightly naive or folk art-inspired approach, or even an early modernist influence.
Color Palette:
The colors are relatively muted and earthy for the structure, contrasted with brighter reds for the flowers, creating a sense of naturalism blended with artistic interpretation.
appr 9.5" x 12.5" on paper, unframed
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good vintage condition consistent with age and material.
Yellowed paper, minor wear, discoloration and folds towards the corners.
The painting comes across somewhat lighter, warmer and sunnier in real life than in these photos.
Scribble and scetching on backside.
Origin:
Sweden
Materials & Techniques:
Paper, Watercolor
Details:
Art Subjects: Landscape, Architecture, Botanic
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Country of Origin: Sweden
Frame Type: Unframed
Vintage Scandinavian impressionist water color painting depicting a charming traditional southern Swedish cottage with a thatched roof, stone base, and cross timbers, overgrown with trailing red flowers.
Style:
The brushwork appears somewhat loose and expressive, particularly in the foliage and the rendering of the roof. The use of distinct color blocks for elements like the stone wall and the sky indicates a simplified, perhaps slightly naive or folk art-inspired approach, or even an early modernist influence.
Color Palette:
The colors are relatively muted and earthy for the structure, contrasted with brighter reds for the flowers, creating a sense of naturalism blended with artistic interpretation.
appr 9.5" x 12.5" on paper, unframed
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good vintage condition consistent with age and material.
Yellowed paper, minor wear, discoloration and folds towards the corners.
The painting comes across somewhat lighter, warmer and sunnier in real life than in these photos.
Scribble and scetching on backside.
Origin:
Sweden
Materials & Techniques:
Paper, Watercolor
Details:
Art Subjects: Landscape, Architecture, Botanic
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Country of Origin: Sweden
Frame Type: Unframed
Condition
Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Good vintage condition consistent with age and material.
Yellowed paper, minor wear, discoloration and folds towards the corners.
The painting comes across somewhat lighter, warmer and sunnier in real life than in these photos.
Scribble and scetching on backside.
Yellowed paper, minor wear, discoloration and folds towards the corners.
The painting comes across somewhat lighter, warmer and sunnier in real life than in these photos.
Scribble and scetching on backside.
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
9.5 x 12.5 x 0.1 in
Mid-Century Swedish Folk Art Water Color Painting of a Traditional Thatched Roof Village House Cotta
Estimate $170-$280
Starting Bid
$85
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