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To the Kitchen

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A brilliantly executed mid century modernist interior scene, painted in oil onto board by Swedish artist Kurt Lindon (1910-1985), whose works can be found in the collections at the Stockholm City Museum, Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Gothenburg Art Museum, Linköping Museum, Östersund Museum, Norrköping Art Museum, and the Borås Art Museum

Presenting a kitchen interior scene, this painting offers a myriad of details to explore and take in. There is a warmth and homeliness to this kitchen, which we get a sense of through details like the potted plants, wooden beams on the ceiling, and the mug on the table which makes us feel like someone has just been in the kitchen and has left for a moment, to return again soon. From an artistic perspective, there is great balance to the composition of this piece. Modernist elements such as a focus on form, line and pattern are echoed throughout the painting. The palette is rich and earthy, and the surface of the painting is textured with its brushwork.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has very marks and scuffs.

Size: 37 x 45 cm (including frame)

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Across the Bridge

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A lively and expressive figurative landscape composition, executed in oil onto canvas by Swedish artist Uno Vallman (1913-2004), whose works are included in the Swedish National Museum and The Swedish Modern Museum, to name a few. His works are also included in the collections of Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and the Tessin Institute in Paris.

The painting presents a long bridge ascending through a lush hilly landscape setting. A group of figures in white clothing and red hats and depicted crossing the bridge and admiring the scenic view before them.

Containing elements of fauvism and expressionism, this striking painting emphasises rich colours and decorative pattern.

The artist has used a vibrant and saturated palette including shades of green, red and blue. Distinct energetic and intuitive brushstrokes also fill the canvas, imbuing the work with a sense of dynamism.

The artist has also used black outlines that provide a sketch-like quality that emphasises the silhouettes of the figures and landscape.

This oil on canvas is is housed in a robust wide-profiled gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has very minor scuffs.

Size: 46 x 54 cm (including frame)

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Bestow

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An emotive and beautifully textured mid-century abstract composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1964.

Abstract in nature, the artwork epitomises the emotive power of expressive brushstrokes and colour.

The piece features powerful and distinct strokes of grey, pink, red, white, and yellow overlaying each other in a dynamic interplay. The grey tones serve as a grounding backdrop, while the pink, red, and yellow add bursts of intensity and warmth.

The artist’s vigorous application of paint conveys a sense of movement and textural quality, inviting the viewer to feel the raw energy and depth of expression embedded within the artwork.

This oil on canvas is housed in a very well-suited wood frame with an inner gilt window. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 64 x 80cm (including frame)

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By the Water Pump

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An expressive mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto board.

In this everyday scene, a female figure on the left wears a bright yellow top. She stands beside another figure dressed in a white top, who is engaged in the act of pumping water into a blue bucket.

The artist has chosen to omit facial details, focusing instead on the expressive, dynamic brushstrokes that convey movement and emotion.

The figures contrast beautifully against the subdued muted tones of the background.

This oil on board is is housed in a complementary wood frame. The painting has a small mark to its surface (on the blue bucket) as shown in close up. The frame has scuffing and marks.

Size: 44.5 x 35 cm (including frame)

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Modernist Apples

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A brilliantly executed mid century modernist still life composition, painted in oil onto canvas.

Here we see 4 pieces of fruit laid out on a blue fabric, but captured in a distinctly modernist style. Cubist elements can be seen at play here – the artist highlights the three dimensionality of the apples through abstract qualities such as form and colour. The artist builds depth through different planes of colour, which is evident in both the apples as well as the fabric that they lay on. Broad gestural brushstrokes are evident, giving this piece its painterly quality. The palette is deep, rich and earthy.

This oil on canvas is presented in a simple wood frame which suits it impeccably. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 33.5 x 54.5 cm (including frame)

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The Candlestick

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A simple yet captivating mid-century still life composition, exeucted in oil onto board.

A candlestick, standing tall and elegant, takes center stage atop a brown wooden table. The backdrop is shades of delicate white, softened with brown undertones, adding a sense of warmth and depth to the scene.

The use of a restrained colour palette as well as expressive brushwork captures the nostalgic essence of the scene, imbuing the painting with a quiet yet powerful emotional resonance.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary wood frame with visible grains. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 46.5 x 38.5 cm (including frame)

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The Young Pianist

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A very pleasant mid-century composition of a well-decorated interior setting, executed in oil onto board.

Dominating the space is a grand piano, and the scene unfolds with a young girl elegantly playing the piano. In the background, two paintings of serene landscapes adorn the walls, their tranquil scenes provide a picturesque backdrop.

The artist has selected a rich colour palette, and there is an expressive quality to the painting brought forth through the use of short and confidently executed brushstrokes.

This oil on board is housed in a gilt frame with bronze undertones. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 53 x 61 cm (including frame)

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Yellow & Green Ball

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A striking original mid century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1969 on the reverse by the established Swedish artist Gunnar Hållander (1915-1980), whose artworks have represented in public collections including the National Museum and Moderna Museet in Stockholm, the Sundsvall Museum and the Institut Tessinin in Paris.

A group of vessels with circular tops are set against an off white surface. This still life leans towards abstraction, with the artist focusing on the forms of the objects and how the elements interact with one another. There is an invisible tension between the objects, as they push and pull against one another. However, there is a very balanced rhythm through the picture, encouraging us viewers to weave our view in and out, up and down and around the composition to explore the form of each object. The artist uses a restrained palette – the picture is almost monochrome, except for the green and yellow circles, which draw our eye to the centre of the picture. There is a wonderful depth to the composition, as well as a very satisfying matte finish to the overall surface.

This painting is wonderfully presented in a distressed style frame with ridge detail, and an inner linen-lined border and gilt window. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 62.5 x 71.5 cm (including frame)

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Autumn Abstraction

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A dynamic mid century modernist abstract composition, painted in oil onto canvas board.

In this expressive painting we see intense colouring, free brushwork, and areas of impasto where the paint has been applied thickly. There is a wonderful sense of spontaneity and energy in this picture – we can almost image the artist with his brush sweeping over the canvas in a free and gestural motion. The palette is rich and vivid, featuring deep greens, reds, yellows and black.

This oil on canvas board is housed in a complementary wood frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 37 x 44 cm (including frame)

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Desert Land

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A very lively and enchanting mid-century composition in oil, painted by Swedish artist Uno Vallman (1913-2004) whose works are included in the Swedish National Museum and The Swedish Modern Museum, to name a few. His works are also included in the collections of Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and the Tessin Institute in Paris.

With its almost mosaic-like effect and illustrative quality, this playful composition features rich colours and lots of detail – a very recognisable style within Vallman’s oeuvre.

The artist plays with patterns and outlines in this bustling scene of people in what appears to be the desert, with a view of huts followed by hilly landscapes in the background.

The brushstrokes are swift and expressive, and the painting has a very lively and uplifting feel to it.

This oil on canvas is is housed in a very well-suited gilt frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 64 x 75 cm (including frame)

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Four Apples

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A very pleasant modernist still life oil composition dated 1974, and painted by the established Swedish artist Ture Fabiansson (1910-1994), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, The Museum of Art in Gothenburg, Jönköping Museum, Borås Art Museum, and many others.

Featuring 4 luscious apples arranged on a green clothed surface and contrasted against a patterned backdrop, the painting invites viewers to appreciate the beauty of simple, everyday objects. It embodies the essence of a modernist style and we can see influences by post-impressionist French artist Paul Cezanne.

The apples and their surroundings have been rendered with a combination of expressive and loose brushstrokes, capturing their roundness and beauty, and the gentle colour palette imbues the work with a soothing quality.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary light grey painted frame. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 31.5 x 43.5 cm (including frame)

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Green Grapes

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An engaging and very pleasant modernist still life oil composition dated 1958, and painted by the established Swedish artist Ture Fabiansson (1910-1994), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, The Museum of Art in Gothenburg, Jönköping Museum, Borås Art Museum, and many others.

Three bunches of green grapes take center stage against a striking blue, red, and cream striped backdrop.

Through careful consideration of colour and shape, the green from the grapes contrasts against the muted shades from the backdrop wonderfully. The softer, curved forms of the grapes also juxtapose against the harder, angular lines of the backdrop.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting is in excellent condition, and the frame has some minor scuffing.

Size: 32.5 x 56.5 cm (including frame)

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Imbolc I

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A small yet engaging abstract composition by contemporary British artist Frances Daws, executed in acrylic onto canvas board and dated 2024.

Part of the ‘Imbolc’ series, the painting has been created by responding to the colours of local landscapes through the seasons of the traditional Celtic Calendar.

The early days of the year, treading muddy fields, grey lifeless skies. Warm pinks and soft yellow hiding in the midst of sepias, umbers and russets, this is the colour of Imbolc. A season of waiting, reflection, cosy jumpers, bitter cold puddles as big as ponds, impatience and planning.

This acrylic on canvas board is framed within a ‘St Ives’ style white wooden frame to capture the complexity of the colours within. Both the painting and frame are in excellent condition. The artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity and signature on the reverse.

Frances Daws is a British Artist working in the Southwest of England. Primarily a painter she also works within printmaking. Having lived by the English coastline and now residing within the countryside her work is often formed by ‘colour journeys’ a form of mapping the landscape through the emotive language of colour.

Size: 32 x 37 cm (including frame)

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Maternity

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A poignant mid century modernist figurative composition, dated 1983.

This oil on board is housed in a wood frame with an inner linen border that pairs wonderfully with the painting. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has very minor scuffs.

Size: 64 x 55 cm (including frame)

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Ostara I

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An engaging abstract composition by contemporary British artist Frances Daws, executed in acrylic onto canvas board and dated 2024.

This painting has been created by responding to the colours of local landscapes through the seasons of the traditional Celtic Calendar.

Hints of sun, breaking though showers of rain. Take a breath and welcome Ostara, with its delicate snowdrops, Narcissi in bright yellows jumping out against the dark evergreen pines and trees which have stood strong through winters icy cover.

This acrylic on canvas board is framed within a ‘St Ives’ style white wooden frame to capture the complexity of the colours within. Both the painting and frame are in excellent condition. The artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity and signature on the reverse.

Frances Daws is a British Artist working in the Southwest of England. Primarily a painter she also works within printmaking. Having lived by the English coastline and now residing within the countryside her work is often formed by ‘colour journeys’ a form of mapping the landscape through the emotive language of colour.

Size: 32 x 37 cm (including frame)

Click here to watch a video where Saira, co-founder of The Discerning Palette, talks about her connection with this collection of paintings by Frances Daws.

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Rainbow Valley

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A visually striking and uplifting modernist landscape composition, executed in oil.

This painting filled with a spectrum of colours presents a scenic view of an expanse landscape with a prominent tree on the right and also a small fence.

Realistic details have intentionally been left out, as the artist reconstructs this landscape scene by reducing its forms down to coloured shapes and distinct brushstrokes.

Blocks of contrasting shades have been executed with expressive and painterly brushstrokes, imbuing the work with an energising feel whilst demonstrating depth and width to the painting.

This oil on canvas has been laid onto board, and is housed in a well-suited cream-coloured wood frame with an inner grey window. The painting has a tiny spot of paint loss at the top right of the tree (as shown in the close ups), however, this does not detract and the paint layer is otherwise very stable. The frame has some scuffs.

Size: 51 x 60 cm (including frame)

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The Gardener

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An expressive mid-century landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas.

The painting encapsulates a scene of quiet work, where a male figure is depicted holding a long shovel within a landscape area of a park.

He stands firm in the foreground, positioned as though he had plunged the long shovel into the earth. His attire in the shade of dark blue complements the earthy tones around him. The background unfolds with a green landscape with tall trees, dominated by muted greens and browns and blues, creating a calm yet naturalistic setting.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame with an inner cream border. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some marks as seen in the close ups.

Size: 52 x 45 cm (including frame)

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Blue Flowers & Lemon

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A lively mid-century modernist style still life composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1953.

In the foreground, a vase of striking blue flowers commands attention. Beside the vase, a single lemon, a burst of radiant yellow, also rests on the windowsill. The backdrop presents a view of buildings and houses that have been painted in light pastel shades of blues, yellows and pinks.

The artist has skilfully simplified the composition down to blocks of geometric shapes in contrasting shades and bold outlines, maintaining the modernist focus on geometric abstraction, as well as demonstrating a sense of depth to the painting.

The brushstrokes across the canvas are expressive and lightly textured, contributing to the painting’s dynamic quality.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary cream frame. The painting is in excellent condition, and the frame has very minor scuffs, commensurate with age.

Size: 66 x 39 cm (including frame)

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Coastal Fragments

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An outstanding mid-century abstract composition depicting a coastal scene with boats, painted in oil onto canvas.

The artwork embodies hints of cubism, with all realistic details omitted, emphasising a play of geometric shapes and colours.

The artist has expertly deconstructed what we can discern to be a coastal scene with boats into blocks of contrasting colours that interlock with one another, creating a harmonious balance among them.

The colour palette predominantly features rich reds, pale yellows, mellow whites and beige, and deep blacks, each block merging with the next through a process of layering that adds depth and interest to the composition.

The use of these rich colours brings warmth and energy to the scene, while the unique blue outlines that trace the silhouettes of some blocks add a distinctive touch, drawing the eye to key elements of the composition.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary slim black frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has very minor scuffs.

Size: 62 x 74 cm (including frame)

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Fruits on a Table

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A joyful and playful mid-century modernist still life oil composition painted in 1948 by the established Swedish artist Ture Fabiansson (1910-1994), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, The Museum of Art in Gothenburg, Jönköping Museum, Borås Art Museum, and many others.

The composition centers around a group of fruit placed atop a table, and against a patterned pastel backdrop with circular shapes.

The painting encapsulates a playful quality through the thoughtful execution of shape and colour – with circular patterns surrounding the circular fruit on the table.

The colour palette comprises soft brushwork as well as light and delicate pastel shades of peach, greens and blues, creating a gentle and pleasant atmosphere.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary slim wood frame with a white tint. The painting is in excellent condition, and the frame has some minor scuffs to its left edge.

Size: 41.5 x 50.5 cm (including frame)

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Place Setting

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A brilliantly executed mid century modernist semi abstract composition in oil, painted onto board.

Reminiscent of the Modern British St Ives painter Ben Nicholson who was also fascinated with table top scenes, this composition features a real interest in cubist techniques. The artist here uses a still life composition of plates, mugs and a bottle on a table with a flattened perspective while still suggesting their three dimensional forms. This composition is executed in a warm colour palette, with a smooth finish.

The painting is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffing.

Size: 40 x 55 cm (including frame)

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Still Life with Herrings

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An outstanding mid-century modernist style still life painting, executed in oil onto canvas board.

Simple yet effective in its composition, two smoked herrings take center stage in the painting. They are set against a light yellow, white and striking blue backdrop, with their richer yellow shades and bold outlines allowing their forms to stand out.

The artist employs a painterly and expressive approach, utilising broad, confident brushstrokes that lend a sense of dynamism and rhythmic flow to the composition.

The painting celebrates the simplicity and beauty found in still life, and the artist’s confident use of colour and brushstroke elevates the painting beyond its mere representation.

This oil on canvas board is housed in a complementary gilt frame with an inner linen border. The painting is in excellent condition, and the frame has some marks to its left edge.

Size: 21 x 40.5 cm (including frame)

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Terrace

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A large and very striking mid century modernist abstract composition, painted in oil onto canvas.

Although largely abstract, we can just about discern a scene of several terraced houses. The artist has reduced this townscape scene into abstract forms and shapes, using contrasting colours to create a sense of depth within the composition. He has used a warm and rich palette of terracotta red, orange and black. The paint has been applied thickly, creating areas of impasto and texture throughout the composition.

The painting is on stretched canvas and can be hung unframed. There is some scattered craquelure and general age wear that is commensurate with age, but the painting is stable and looks good overall.

Size: 85 x 54.5 cm (including frame)

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Seated in the Garden

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An expressive mid-century landscape composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1939.

The painting presents a table setting within dense garden setting surrounded by an expanse of muted green shades. Seated away from the table, a female figure occupying a chair punctuates the center of the composition, her presence is enigmatic as her facial features are omitted.

Expressive brushstrokes have been confidently executed across the canvas, creating a sense of movement and depth within the forested backdrop, and the muted earthy tones imbue the work with a sense of calm.

This oil on canvas is housed in a white-painted ornate frame that adds character to the piece. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has slight wear and paint loss, as shown.

Size: 59 x 68.5 cm (including frame)

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