Description:

Bengt Orup, Sweden.
Watercolor on paper.
Origin: Sweden
Artist: Bengt Orup (1916–1996)
Abstract composition
Technique: Watercolor on paper
Visual size: H. 39.5 cm, W. 27.5 cm
Frame: H. 57 cm, W. 42.5 cm, gilded wooden frame with passepartout
Signature: Signed lower
Period: Circa 1950–60
Condition: Good condition with age-related wear

A characteristic work by Bengt Orup, where his sense of composition and abstraction is expressed through light brushstrokes and a refined color palette.

Bio:
Bengt Orup (1916–1996) was a Swedish artist and glass designer associated with Johansfors Glasbruk. He is known for his abstract paintings, graphics, and watercolors, as well as for his innovative role in Swedish glass design during the 1950s and 1960s.