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Gabriel Strandberg
Swedish Lake Landscape, probably Dalarna, Sweden, 1910

1910

$8,325.51
£6,108.68
€7,000VAT Included
CA$11,533.90
A$11,642.53
CHF 6,689.83
MX$141,121.47
NOK 77,431.42
SEK 79,091.82
DKK 53,373.48

About the Item

Gabriel Strandberg (1885–1966) Sweden Lake Landscape, probably Dalarna, 1910 signed and dated lower right Gabriel Strandberg 1910 oil on canvas unframed 81 × 110.5 cm (31.9 × 43.5 in) framed 96.5 × 125 cm (38 × 49.2 in) Provenance: Private collection, Sweden Condition report: Professionally cleaned during 2025–2026. The painting is in excellent condition with a fresh and vibrant palette. Presented in its original frame with an attractive aged patina. Essay: This large and striking landscape was painted in 1910, the year Gabriel Strandberg emerged as one of the promising young painters associated with the progressive group De Unga in Stockholm. Executed only a year before his participation in the International Exhibition in Rome in 1911, the painting belongs to a formative moment in his career, when his distinctive approach to color and landscape was beginning to attract critical attention. The composition depicts an expansive lake landscape, most probably in Dalarna. From an elevated viewpoint the eye moves across rolling meadows, scattered red farmhouses and wooded islands before reaching a broad expanse of water framed by softly undulating blue hills. Although the exact location remains unidentified, the combination of open water, cultivated farmland and distant rounded mountains strongly recalls the landscapes of the Siljan district and central Dalarna. Strandberg structures the composition with remarkable confidence. Tall pines at the left establish a strong vertical counterpoint to the wide horizontal sweep of the lake, while the gently curving fields and roads lead the viewer naturally through the landscape. The small farms, painted in characteristic Swedish red, punctuate the scene with warmth and rhythm, balancing the cool blue tones that dominate the distant hills. Color plays the leading role throughout the painting. Rather than modelling forms through smooth transitions, Strandberg constructs the landscape with a vibrant network of short, expressive brushstrokes. Blue, green, lavender and pale ochre remain visible as individual notes, creating a luminous surface that recalls contemporary French Post Impressionism while remaining firmly rooted in the Swedish landscape tradition. The sky, built from broad passages of pale turquoise, rose and grey, possesses a decorative quality that unifies the entire composition. Gabriel Strandberg was educated in Stockholm and belonged to the generation of artists who introduced a more modern approach to Swedish painting during the early twentieth century. His participation in the International Exhibition in Rome in 1911 represented an important milestone, placing him alongside the younger Swedish painters whose work reflected contemporary European developments in color and form. Although later in life he became known for portraits, decorative commissions and church paintings, landscape remained an important aspect of his artistic identity. The present work reveals an artist equally interested in structure and atmosphere. Rather than producing a topographically exact record, Strandberg transforms the landscape into a harmonious orchestration of color, rhythm and space. The blue hills are simplified into broad decorative forms, while the water acts as a luminous center that ties the entire composition together.
  • Creator:
    Gabriel Strandberg (1885 - 1966, Swedish)
  • Creation Year:
    1910
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 38 in (96.5 cm)Width: 49.22 in (125 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Professionally cleaned during 2025–2026. The painting is in excellent condition with a fresh and vibrant palette. Presented in its original frame with an attractive aged patina.
  • Gallery Location:
    Stockholm, SE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1445218234292

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