Description:

Bengt Orup (1916–1996).
Watercolour on paper. Abstract composition in dark tones with accents of blue, yellow and red. Signed lower right Orup. Framed in a golden wooden frame.

Provenance / origin: Sweden
Artist: Bengt Orup (1916–1996)
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Visual size: 36 × 43.5 cm
Frame size: 52 × 60 cm
Signature / mark: Signed Orup lower right
Period: Circa 1950–60
Condition: Good condition, framed in golden wooden frame

A characteristic example of Bengt Orup’s work in abstract expressionism, where the contrast between dark colour fields and lighter accents creates depth and movement across the picture plane.

Bio:
Bengt Orup (1916–1996) was a Swedish painter and glass artist, educated at Konstfack in Stockholm. He was associated with Johansfors Glasbruk and later Orrefors, where he became one of the leading innovators of Swedish glass design in the 1950s and 1960s. As a painter, he worked primarily with abstract expression, strong colour contrasts, and experimental compositions, placing him among the central figures of post-war Nordic modernism.