{"product_id":"autumn-day-by-ingvar-hallgren","title":"'Autumn Day' by Ingvar Hällgren","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eartist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ingvar Hällgren (Swedish 1917-1980)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e oil on wood panel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26 x 20 cm\u003cbr\u003esigned\u003cbr\u003ecirca 1960s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAU $430 (approx US $310 \/ 265 EUROS \/ 48,500 yen \/ 230 GBP - for exact current conversion visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.xe.com\/currencyconverter\/convert\/?Amount=440\u0026amp;From=AUD\u0026amp;To=USD\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003exe.com\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eartist biography\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSten Ingvar Hällgren was born 20 September 1917 in Norsjö, Västerbotten. He was a Swedish painter and print maker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHällgren studied at the Konstfack  University College of Arts, Crafts and Design) in Stockholm from 1941 to 42 and under André Lhote at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris from 1947 to 49. He took private study trips to Denmark in 1946, France yearly from 1947 to 51, Switzerland in 1947, Italy in 1948 and Spain 1952–53.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHe had numerous solo exhibitions in Norrland, including in Skellefteå in 1949, 1951 and 1954, Boliden in 1950, and Luleå in 1952. He also participated in many group exhibitions throughout his career including \u003ci\u003eNorrland i konste\u003c\/i\u003e in Skellefteå in 1945, \u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eSex konstnärer\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSix Artists\u003c\/i\u003e) - a traveling exhibition in 1947, and \u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnga tecknare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm and the Gothenburg Museum of Art in 1951.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSvenskt konstnärslexikon\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSwedish Artists’ Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e) from the 1950s said of Hällgren’s work:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e'His painting—in which oil-tempera, watercolour, and pencil drawing have become dominant in recent years—aligns, through its subdued purism, with Norrland artists such as Berta Hansson or Helge Linden. His landscapes from Norrland, France, and Spain are characterised by a delicate, austere sense of form and a subdued palette; the compositions are built up through tonal values into volumes defined by subtle shifts in light—a working method that, particularly in his figure and model paintings, recalls the moderate Cubism of André Lhote or Jacques Villon (e.g., \u003cem\u003eAfton, Cadaqués\u003c\/em\u003e, 1953).'\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAmong his public works is the mural \u003ci\u003ePoeten\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Poe\u003c\/i\u003et) which he painted in the premises of Skellefteå City Library in 1955-56, a work inspired by Pär Lagerkvist’s poetry collection \u003ci\u003eAftonland\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eExamples of his work are held in the collections of the Moderna Museet in Stockholm  and the Umeå Museum.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHällgren passed away on 16 August 1980 in Umeå.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e* More on Hällgren can be viewed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.forrochnu.se\/ingvar-hallgren-bilden-blir-sin-egen-verklighet\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"gallerymidlandia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47637354643540,"sku":null,"price":430.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2363\/3236\/files\/IngvarHallgren-AutumnDay.jpg?v=1788704772","url":"https:\/\/gallerymidlandia.com.au\/products\/autumn-day-by-ingvar-hallgren","provider":"gallery midlandia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}