Description:

Ivar Ekelund, “Mörka slingor”, mixed media on board, listed Swedish artist.

Abstract composition with dynamic, winding black lines extending across layered fields of green, yellow, orange and muted tones. Executed in mixed media on board and signed lower right.

Origin: Sweden.
Material: Mixed media on board.
Dimensions: Visual size 12 × 34 cm, total size 29 × 50 cm.
Period: 1960s.
Condition: In excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Ivar Ekelund (1908–2002) was a Swedish painter and draughtsman born in Stockholm. He studied at the painting schools of Signe Barth and Isaac Grünewald and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. Ekelund worked with painting, drawing, woodcuts and collage, developing a visual language characterised by stylised landscapes, firmly structured compositions and a distinctive decorative use of line and colour.