An atmospheric mid-century landscape that depicts a quiet settlement gathered along a broad country road, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1964.

A scattering of simple whitewashed buildings stretches across the horizon, their angular silhouettes emerging beneath an expansive blue-grey sky. The sweeping road dominates the foreground, drawing the eye gently into the composition and towards the cluster of houses beyond. Sparse surrounding fields and the absence of figures give the scene a wonderfully still, almost timeless quality.

The work is painted in a distinctly modernist, semi-abstract style, with the landscape reduced to broad planes, simplified architectural forms and loosely defined contours. Rather than focusing on precise detail, the artist captures the essential shapes and atmosphere of the setting. The buildings are constructed from irregular blocks of paint, while passages of shadow and dark openings provide a striking graphic contrast against their pale facades.

The restrained palette is particularly appealing, combining chalky whites, warm creams and stone greys with muted olive and earthy brown. A soft blue-grey sky lends a coolness to the composition, balanced beautifully by the warmer tones of the surrounding land. Small accents of charcoal and near-black punctuate the otherwise subdued palette, lending depth and definition to the buildings and landscape.

Brushwork is loose, expressive and richly textural, with broad, dry strokes and areas of thicker impasto giving the surface a tactile quality. The road is rendered through long, sweeping strokes that reinforce its perspective, while shorter, more vigorous marks articulate the buildings and rough terrain. Areas of the underlying surface are allowed to interact with the paint, contributing to the work’s raw, understated character.

This oil on canvas is presented in a complementary lined-lined wood frame with a slender gilt inner border. The painting presents well overall. There are small minor dents to the outer edge of the frame. A line of craquelure runs down the centre of the painting, corresponding with the underlying stretcher framework; however, the paint remains stable.

Size: 61.5 x 70.5 cm (including frame)

An expressive and wonderfully textured modernist landscape depicting a dense woodland and rolling hills, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1971.

A small red-roofed structure sits quietly at the centre of the composition, almost enveloped by the surrounding trees. Beyond, the landscape rises into broad undulating hills, with a distant blue peak emerging beneath an expansive, pale sky.

The work has a distinctly modernist, expressionistic character, favouring simplified forms, heightened colour and energetic mark-making over naturalistic detail. The landscape is constructed in loose horizontal bands – foreground, woodland, hills and sky – while the upright forms of the trees create a lively vertical rhythm through the centre of the painting.

The palette is particularly vibrant, dominated by olive, forest and lime greens, punctuated by flashes of golden yellow, ochre, apricot and burnt orange across the trees. Deep blue-green and near-black passages give weight to the woodland, while the distant mountain is picked out in striking cobalt and ultramarine blue. Soft blue, cream and pale yellow sweep across the sky, balancing the richer earth tones below. The small building, rendered in warm red and brown, provides a subtle focal point amid the vegetation.

Paint has been applied with bold, vigorous and highly visible brushstrokes, with areas of thick impasto giving the surface a wonderfully tactile quality. Short, upright strokes articulate the trees, while broader, sweeping marks describe the contours of the hills and sky. In the foreground, long horizontal strokes of ochre and cream draw the eye into the scene. Throughout, glimpses of the underlying canvas remain visible between strokes, adding to the painting’s spontaneous, expressive character.

This oil on canvas is presented in a complementary natural wood frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffs.

Size: 43.5 x 64 cm (including frame)

A vibrant and uplifting mid-century landscape painting depicting a lush garden entrance, where a white picket gate opens onto a winding pathway beneath flourishing trees in bloom, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1961.

The composition captures an everyday suburban scene with remarkable freshness, celebrating the quiet beauty of a well-tended garden at the height of spring. Rather than focusing on intricate detail, the artist conveys the atmosphere through simplified forms and an intuitive sense of colour.

Executed in an expressive, painterly style, the work balances representation with loose abstraction. The scene is built from confident, gestural brushstrokes that allow shapes to dissolve into one another, creating a lively impression of filtered sunlight, moving foliage, and blossoming branches. Broad sweeps of paint are contrasted with more deliberate marks that define the fence, tree trunks, and winding path, lending the composition both structure and spontaneity.

The palette is fresh and uplifting, dominated by an array of luminous greens ranging from soft sage to vibrant lime, complemented by crisp whites, cool blue-greys, warm yellows, and delicate blush pinks along the pathway. The interplay of light and colour evokes the warmth of a bright spring day, while the visible brushwork gives the painting an energetic, immediate quality that is full of movement and life.

This oil on canvas is presented in a well crafted wood frame with an inner gilt border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 58 x 68 cm (including frame)

A lively mid-century expressionist landscape painting, executed in oil by the established 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.

This joyful painting captures three figures pausing on a grassy headland as they overlook a tranquil stretch of water framed by sculptural coastal pines. The sweeping composition draws the eye between the distinctive wind-shaped trees towards the shimmering bay beyond, while rolling green hills and rugged shoreline create a lively sense of place. Rather than pursuing realism, the artist distils the landscape into expressive forms, celebrating the harmony between nature and the quiet presence of people within it.

Executed in a highly expressive, naïve modernist style, the composition is defined by bold outlines, flattened perspective and simplified organic shapes. The twisted crimson tree trunks become rhythmic anchors within the scene, while the figures are rendered with minimal detail, contributing to the painting’s spontaneous charm and decorative quality.

The palette is vibrant yet harmonious, dominated by fresh spring greens, turquoise-blue water and a pale sky infused with soft blush-pink undertones. Rich crimson reds animate the tree trunks and are echoed subtly in the clothing of the figures and the flowering vegetation, creating visual rhythm across the composition. Crisp black contours unify the forms, while touches of white lend brightness and movement to the sea and landscape.

The brushwork is energetic and confident, with visible, textured strokes applied in broad passages that allow the weave of the canvas to remain evident in places. Loose, gestural marks and expressive layering create a lively surface full of character, while the deliberate outlining of forms gives the composition clarity and a distinctly graphic quality. The resulting balance of texture, colour and simplified form lends the painting an enduring sense of warmth and optimism.

This oil on canvas is presented in a complementary gilt frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 51.5 x 60.5 cm (including frame)