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Yrjö Edelmann Art

Finnish, b. 1941
Yrjö Edelmann was a Swedish painter celebrated for his Hyperrealist paintings of clumsily wrapped packages. To create his smooth trompe-l’oeil surfaces, Edelmann built up thin layers of oil paint using a traditional Renaissance glazing technique, gradually achieving the highest possible degree of dexterity and illusionism. By only depicting wrapped parcels, his oeuvre maintains a pervasive sense of tension and mystery, leading viewers to speculate what could be hidden beneath the wrapping paper. Born on October 17, 1941 in Helinski, Finland, he attended the University College of Arts in Stockholm before being inspired by James Rosenquist and upending his traditional artistic background. Similar to his contemporary Photorealist peer Claudio Bravo, Edelmann said that “one day in 1976, I looked out of the window in my studio and saw just this one single cloud. If I’d just painted that it would’ve just been an ordinary landscape painting, and I didn’t want that, but then I suddenly noticed a piece of crinkled paper on my table, and so I cut it to the shape of a cloud, and painted that against a realistic landscape.” He died March 14, 2016 in the Upplands-Bro Municipality of Sweden, and is remembered as one of Sweden’s most acclaimed contemporary artists.
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Artist: Yrjö Edelmann
Wrapped Van Gogh
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Unframed. Edition of 250 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of d...
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2010s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Lithograph

Artificial landscape with house and tree
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Acquired directly from the artist. Unframed. Edition: 150 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of delight? Yrjö Edelmann...
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1970s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Lithograph

Rapid Pressure and Control of Red
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM. Unframed. Edition of 150 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and...
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2010s Realist Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Giclée

Unwrapping Yrjö Edelmann. Luxury edition with a lithography
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Please note that the paper object on the print can be of different shapes. Box size 38x30cm. Limited edition of 200 ex. Unwrapping Yrjö Edelmann is a tribute to the artist who amaz...
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2010s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Giclée

Hidden toothbrush
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Unframed. Edition: 150 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of del...
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2010s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Lithograph

Both these expressions and especially the first are remarkable
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM. Unframed. Edition of 150 ex. Signed by the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day...
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2010s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Giclée

Pink surprise
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Pink surprise. Signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed. Edition: 150 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between n...
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1980s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Lithograph

Four paper objects on shelf
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Acquired directly from the artist. Unframed. Edition: 150 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, b...
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1990s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Lithograph

Wrapped Christmas Goat
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Unframed. Edition of 375 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of d...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Giclée

Wrapped McLaren I
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Unframed. Edition of 150 ex Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of d...
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1980s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Lithograph

Unwrapping Yrjö Edelmann. Luxury edition with a lithography
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Please note that the paper object on the print can be of different shapes. Box size 38x30cm. Limited edition of 200 ex. Unwrapping Yrjö Edelmann is a tribute to the artist who amaz...
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2010s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Giclée

Two parcels in harmonic motion.
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed. Edition: 225 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, b...
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2010s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Giclée

Unwrapping Yrjö Edelmann. Luxury edition with a lithography
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Please note that the paper object on the print can be of different shapes. Box size 38x30cm. Limited edition of 200 ex. Unwrapping Yrjö Edelmann is a tribute to the artist who amaz...
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2010s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Giclée

All this is vital importance II
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM. Unframed. Edition of 150 ex. Signed by the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and da...
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2010s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Giclée

Wrapped moment of Absolut
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM. Unframed. Edition of 150 ex. Signed by the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day...
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2010s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Giclée

Paper objects with passepartout
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed. Edition: 150 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, b...
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2010s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Lithograph

Flashlighted floated parcel in stormy ocean and sky
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM. Unframed. Edition of 150 ex. Signed by the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and da...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Giclée

Female power wrapped in pink
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Unframed. Edition of 175 ex Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of d...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Lithograph

Parcel with green ribbon
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed. Edition: 360 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, b...
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2010s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Lithograph

Wrapped castle of Kalmar
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed. Edition: 360 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, b...
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1990s Contemporary Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Lithograph

Wrapped Christmas Goat
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Unframed. Edition of 375 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of d...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Yrjö Edelmann Art

Materials

Giclée

Wrapped Mercedes CLK-GTR
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Malmo, SE
Free shipment worldwide. Painted on the sides.No frame needed. Signature: signed and dated in the right corner and titled at the verso. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference ...
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Early 2000s Realist Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Canvas, Oil

untitled
By Yrjö Edelmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yrjo Edelmann, Finnish (1941 - ) Title: Untitled Year: 1993 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 44 in. x 44 in. (111.76 cm x 111.76 cm)
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1990s Photorealist Yrjö Edelmann Art

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Oil

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