Gustaf Tenggren - Trollkarlens urnyckel (The Sorcerer’s Clockwork Key), 1918Gustaf Tenggren (18961970) Sweden Trollkarlens urnyckel (The Sorcerers Clockwork Key), 1918 signed and dated lower right G. Tenggren 1918watercolour on paperunframed 25 23 cm (9. 8 9. 1 in) framed 36 x 34 cm (14. 17 x 13. 4 in)Carved oak frame by Christer Bjrkman, Stockholms Frgyllning & Bildhuggeri, Stockholm. Provenance: Private collection, Sweden. Condition report: Overall very good condition. The sheet presents gentle overall toning consistent

both Wallén and the Skagen painters painted from life in the open air

einer renommierten Kunstschule

About the Artist:

while smoke and sparks dissolve into the night sky above

This genre of painting is today curiously overlooked

further cementing his role as a key figure in the region’s art scene

his technique reveals an openness to more immediate and spontaneous methods

The sparse plants around the water – perhaps scrubby coastal grasses or heather – hint at the windswept environment typical of Halland’s shoreline

Martin Eder (1917-1978) Swedish

85 inches (30

Although less widely known today

muted greens