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Eric Cederberg1978 Modernist Swedish Mini Still Life Tempera Painting - Blue Bowl & Pears1978
1978
$1,469.28
£1,095
€1,266.73
CA$2,064.86
A$2,245.58
CHF 1,183.02
MX$27,272.97
NOK 14,872.96
SEK 13,942.20
DKK 9,510.22
About the Item
BLUE BOWL & PEARS
Size: 26 x 31 cm (including frame)
Tempera on board
A small but very striking still life composition, executed in tempera on board and dated 1978, by the established Swedish artist Eric Cederberg (1897-1984), whose artworks have been represented in several public and museum collections across Sweden.
Small yet impactful in its composition, the painting presents a carefully balanced arrangement of fruit upon a wooden surface. At the centre sits a vivid cobalt-blue bowl, cradling a bright yellow lemon and a tightly clustered bunch of deep purple grapes, accented with a bold green leaf. Surrounding the bowl are five pears in varying tones of green and brown, their organic forms adding rhythm and balance to the composition.
The artist has used a simplified, almost sculptural style, emphasising solid blocks of colour and clear outlines over intricate detail. The palette is bold and saturated, contrasting jewel-like purples and blues against earthy browns and greens, with the lemon’s intense yellow providing a sharp highlight. The brushwork is confident yet controlled, with smooth, flat applications of paint that create a sense of weight and presence.
The background is rendered in horizontal bands of brown, giving a structured backdrop that contrasts with the roundness of the fruit.
This tempera on board is presented in a well suited frame with an inner and outer gilt window. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.
Please note all of the artworks we sell are vintage and unless otherwise stated, their condition is typical for their age. This can sometimes include slight changes in colour, yellowing to the varnish, and minor bumps and bruises. We have tried to include as many close-up photos as possible. Should you need more photos or wish to ask us more questions regarding an item's condition, feel free to contact us, we are always happy to help.
- Creator:Eric Cederberg (1897 - 1984, Swedish)
- Creation Year:1978
- Dimensions:Height: 10.24 in (26 cm)Width: 12.21 in (31 cm)
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- Condition:This tempera on board is presented in a well suited frame with an inner and outer gilt window. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.
- Gallery Location:Bristol, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1869217065262
Eric Cederberg
Eric Cederberg represents a subtle but no less significant strand of Nordic Surrealism. Working in the postwar period, he developed a Surrealist approach influenced by Magritte— calm, lucid, and rich in visual paradox. His paintings reveal a poetic logic at once restrained and unsettling, emblematic of a “smooth Surrealism” unique to the North. Though he worked outside formal Surrealist circles, his contribution demonstrates how deeply Surrealist thought penetrated Nordic art by the mid-20th century, reshaping everyday scenes into sites of symbolic transformation. - Biography by Nagas, New York
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