artist: Eric Elfwén (Swedish 1921-2008)
medium: screenprint
dimensions: 39 x 33 cm print size / 56 1/2 x 51 1/2 cm frame size
limited edition - 35/50
signed and dated 1956
presented in a new white painted timber frame with archival mat and backing and non-reflective UV glass
AU $1425 (approx US $950 / 875 EUROS / 150,000 yen / 735 GBP - for exact current conversion visit xe.com)
artist biography
Eric Ragnar Elfwén was born August 16, 1921 in Storkyrkoförsamling, Stockholm. He was a Swedish painter, sculptor, print maker, stained glass artist and designer.
Elfwén studied at Konstfack in Stockholm and at Edvin Oller's, Grünewald's and Otte Sköld's målarskolor (painting schools). He studied stained glass with Gabriel Loire in Chartres.
His debut exhibition was in 1944 at Gummeson's Konsthall in Stockholm. (Note - expanded exhibition listing to follow shortly).
In addition to his painting, sculpture and print making Elfwén created numerous public artworks. His sculpture reliefs are installed in many public buildings, and he produced stained glass windows in several churchs and an altar sculpture in Gamleby church in 1959. He has also creatued enamel and mosaic murals that can be found in public settings.
Examples of Elfwén's works are held in the public collections including The National Museum (Nationalmuseum) and Moderna Museet in Stockholm, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Borås Art Museum, Jönköping Museum, Kalmar Art Museum, Eskilstuna Art Museum and the Örebro County Council.
He passed away at the age od 87 on December 30, 2008 in Gamleb, Kalmar.