ID 908014
Lot 74 | AUGUST STRINDBERG (1849-1912)
Estimate value
£ 600 000 – 900 000
Blomman på heden (Flower of the Moor)
oil on board
19 1/2 x 11 7/8 in. (49.6 x 30.2 cm.)
Painted in Stockholm in 1902
Provenance
A gift from the artist to his housekeeper.
Private collection, by whom acquired from the above, and thence by descent.
Anonymous sale, Bukowskis, Stockholm, 17 May 1993, lot 120.
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
G. Söderström, Strindbergs Måleri, Stockholm, 2017, no. 92 b, pp. 288 & 445 (illustrated p. 288).
Exhibited
London, Tate Modern, August Strindberg: Painter, photographer, writer, February - May 2005, no. 74, pp. 105 & 155 (illustrated p. 105).
Bukowskis, Stockholm, August Strindberg at Bukowskis, May 2012, p. 71 (illustrated p. 70).
Special Notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Johan August Strindberg (1849 - 1912) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Medium: | Board |
| Art style: | Impressionism, Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, Sweden |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Johan August Strindberg (1849 - 1912) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Medium: | Board |
| Art style: | Impressionism, Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, Sweden |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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