Country House
Artist: Eric Cederberg (1897-1984)
Dated: 1926
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 19” x 24”
The painting depicts a moody landscape featuring a small, rustic house with a brown roof and a single chimney, set against a backdrop of rolling green fields. To the left, a windmill or similar structure stands tall, adding a focal point to the scene. The sky above is filled with heavy, dark clouds in shades of gray and green, suggesting an impending storm or overcast weather. The colors are muted and earthy, with broad, textured brushstrokes, and the artwork is enclosed in an ornate, aged gold frame.
This piece is in very good condition, consistent with its vintage age, with no obvious signs of wear. All artwork is sold as found, and we always carefully photograph and highlight any notable signs of age.
About the Artist: Eric Cederberg was born in Helsingborg, Sweden in 1897. A a self-taught artist, he began exhibiting publicly in his mid-twenties and throughout his life travelled widely, always open to the influence of new art movements as he experienced them. Early in his career he was a conventional painter, impressionist in style, but exposure to the Modern French artists led him to explore Cubism and later Surrealism. Both movements came to dominate his work and after the War his paintings followed two distinct strands, divided roughly into Cubist still-lifes and Surreal landscapes. By the last few decades of his life he had settled into repeating a number of motifs over and again, most often Surreal beaches, incorporating sea shells or buildings. In the current blizzard of interest in Mid-century Swedish art it has allowed Cederberg’s visual brand to stand out – the comfort of recognition being a key factor in any artist’s rise to fame. His works are found in the collections of Kristianstad Museum, Västerås Art Museum, Skissernas Museum, Lund and the Helsingborg Museum.
Country House
Artist: Eric Cederberg (1897-1984)
Dated: 1926
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 19” x 24”
The painting depicts a moody landscape featuring a small, rustic house with a brown roof and a single chimney, set against a backdrop of rolling green fields. To the left, a windmill or similar structure stands tall, adding a focal point to the scene. The sky above is filled with heavy, dark clouds in shades of gray and green, suggesting an impending storm or overcast weather. The colors are muted and earthy, with broad, textured brushstrokes, and the artwork is enclosed in an ornate, aged gold frame.
This piece is in very good condition, consistent with its vintage age, with no obvious signs of wear. All artwork is sold as found, and we always carefully photograph and highlight any notable signs of age.
About the Artist: Eric Cederberg was born in Helsingborg, Sweden in 1897. A a self-taught artist, he began exhibiting publicly in his mid-twenties and throughout his life travelled widely, always open to the influence of new art movements as he experienced them. Early in his career he was a conventional painter, impressionist in style, but exposure to the Modern French artists led him to explore Cubism and later Surrealism. Both movements came to dominate his work and after the War his paintings followed two distinct strands, divided roughly into Cubist still-lifes and Surreal landscapes. By the last few decades of his life he had settled into repeating a number of motifs over and again, most often Surreal beaches, incorporating sea shells or buildings. In the current blizzard of interest in Mid-century Swedish art it has allowed Cederberg’s visual brand to stand out – the comfort of recognition being a key factor in any artist’s rise to fame. His works are found in the collections of Kristianstad Museum, Västerås Art Museum, Skissernas Museum, Lund and the Helsingborg Museum.
