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Olle BaertlingWW-1959-M070487
1959·Painted steel·9' 2 1/2" x 12' 4" x 58" (280.6 x 375.5 x 147.3 cm) at base 19 3/8 x 14" (49.1 x 35.4 cm)

Catalogue

Year
1959
Dimensions
9' 2 1/2" x 12' 4" x 58" (280.6 x 375.5 x 147.3 cm) at base 19 3/8 x 14" (49.1 x 35.4 cm)

Artist

Olle Baertling
Olle Baertling

Painting

Olle Baertling was a Swedish abstract painter and pioneer of geometric abstraction in Scandinavia. Working primarily in the postwar period, he developed a distinctive vocabulary of angular, interlocking forms and vibrant color relationships that rejected both figuration and the gestural abstraction dominant in his era. His compositions emphasize the optical and spatial effects of geometric precision, often arranged in dynamic diagonal configurations. Baertling's rigorous formal investigations positioned him as a significant but understudied figure in the development of European constructivism and color field practice.

Halmstad, Sweden

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Year
1959
Dimensions
9' 2 1/2" x 12' 4" x 58" (280.6 x 375.5 x 147.3 cm) at base 19 3/8 x 14" (49.1 x 35.4 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1959-M070487

Source

Source
moma
Status
verified

Artist

Olle Baertling

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Painting

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