Description:

Lars Bertle, “Mot skogen”, Swedish modernist.

Vibrant, abstracted landscape executed in oil on canvas with an expressive and dynamic visual language. The composition depicts a path or clearing leading towards a dark woodland, rendered in bold fields of blue, green, yellow, pink and red. Strong tree trunks and diagonal brushwork create depth and movement throughout the composition. Signed and titled “Mot skogen”. Provenance: artists studio.

Origin: Sweden.
Material: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: Visual size 32.5 × 23.5 cm, total size 35 × 36 cm.
Period: Late 20th century.
Condition: In very good condition with minor signs of age and use.

Bio:
Lars Bertil Bertle (1925–2026) was a Swedish modernist painter from Helsingborg. Largely self-taught, he did not devote himself to painting full-time until the late 1960s. His work is distinguished by vivid colour and an expressive approach, ranging from southern Swedish landscapes, still lifes and figures to strongly abstracted compositions. Bertle is represented in the collection of Helsingborg Museum, which includes, among other works, an abstract oil painting from his Aniara series.