• Where the Water Turns

    Where the Water Turns

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    A calm and atmospheric contemporary abstract landscape composition that captures the quiet grandeur of a lake or reservoir nestled within a sweeping valley, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 2002.

    The scene unfolds from an elevated viewpoint, with a broad expanse of silvery water cutting through dark wooded hills and receding into a distant horizon. In the foreground, a vibrant band of  burnt orange terrain introduces warmth and energy, creating a dramatic contrast against the cool, atmospheric landscape beyond.

    Executed in a semi-abstract style, the artist reduces the natural world to simplified forms and expansive colour fields, emphasising mood and spatial depth over fine detail. The composition balances geometric structure with painterly expression, lending the work a contemplative and almost dreamlike quality.

    The palette is both restrained and evocative, dominated by soft greys, slate blues, charcoal blacks, and misty whites, punctuated by luminous passages of orange. These warm foreground tones draw the eye into the composition and suggest the fleeting colours of autumn against an otherwise tranquil landscape.

    Brushwork varies throughout the surface, from broad, sweeping applications of paint in the sky and water to more textured, layered strokes within the wooded hills. Subtle vertical marks and dry-brush effects create movement and atmosphere, while the smooth treatment of the water lends the composition a sense of stillness and quiet reflection. The result is a powerful and atmospheric work that bridges abstraction and landscape painting with elegance and restraint.

    This oil on canvas is presented in a well-suited wood frame finished in a soft silver-grey tone. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 66 x 79 cm (including frame)

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  • White Roses

    White Roses

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    A vibrant mid-century modernist still life oil painting by Swedish artist Eric Elfvén (1921–2008), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Jönköping Museum, Borås Art Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

    The composition captures a loose arrangement of white roses placed across a richly coloured tabletop and echoed in a tall cobalt-blue jug. The layered planes of colour – suggesting a tablecloth, interior wall, and surface – form a structured yet playful setting. The roses feel freshly placed, lending the scene an air of immediacy and intimacy.

    The painting is executed in a bold modernist style, characterised by flattened perspective and simplified, almost abstracted forms. Rather than striving for realism, the artist emphasises composition and colour relationships. A vivid palette dominates: saturated reds and oranges energise the foreground, contrasted with deep greens, cool blues, and teal tones. The white roses, tinged with warm yellows, act as luminous focal points, softening the intensity of the surrounding colours.

    Brushwork is confident and expressive. The roses are rendered with dynamic and painterly strokes, giving their petals a tactile quality. In contrast, the surrounding surfaces are built up with broader, flatter applications of paint, creating a balance between texture and structure. Edges remain intentionally loose, reinforcing the painting’s spontaneous, lively character.

    This oil on canvas is housed complementary slim wood frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffs present. 

    Size: 49 x 63 cm (including frame)

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  • Windowlight Mosaic

    Windowlight Mosaic

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    A radiant mid-century composition that balances abstraction with suggestion, executed in oil onto canvas.

    This painting evokes the feeling of light filtering through a window onto a lively garden. Fragmented planes and overlapping shapes hint at foliage, architectural lines and perhaps a vase or tabletop, yet the subject remains intentionally fluid – an interplay between interior and exterior, structure and nature.

    Executed in a distinctly mid-century modern style, the work embraces geometric simplification and flattened perspective. Forms are broken into angular shards and soft-edged blocks, arranged in a rhythmic grid-like composition that feels both ordered and spontaneous. There is a gentle Cubist influence in the faceting of shapes, yet the palette keeps the mood light and optimistic rather than analytical.

    The colour palette is fresh and luminous: powder blue and sky tones form a cool foundation, layered with warm buttery yellows and soft apricot hues. Accents of sage green, lavender, and deeper violet punctuate the composition, while subtle flashes of pink add vibrancy. The harmonious contrast between warm and cool tones creates a sense of depth without relying on traditional modelling.

    Brushstrokes are confident yet restrained. Paint is applied in smooth, deliberate layers, with visible directional strokes that follow the geometry of each shape. The surface retains a soft, matte texture, enhancing the tactile quality of the canvas while maintaining clarity of form.

    Overall, the piece captures the optimistic spirit of mid-century abstraction: light-filled, balanced, and quietly joyful.

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

     

    Size: 38 x 44 cm (including frame)

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  • Abstract Pot

    Abstract Pot

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    A striking mid century Germany ceramic vessel, made in the 50s-70s.

    Painted with an abstract pattern, this pot would make a lovely addition to a tabletop or shelf. The pattern is largely geometric in nature, with thick black lines and shapes set against a lighter speckled background. Reddish-orange patterning adds further interest to the vessel.

    In good vintage condition.

    Height: 19 cm
    Width: 11 cm
    Depth: 11 cm

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  • Arrangement by the Window

    Arrangement by the Window

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    A refined mid-century interior still life painting, executed in oil onto canvas.

    This composition arranges everyday objects into a poised, almost architectural tableau. A bowl of brightly coloured fruit anchors the scene, set upon a warm brown tabletop alongside two citrus forms and a slender candlestick. Above, a dark mortar and pestle sits against a softly diffused window, where vertical strokes evoke sheer curtains and architectural buildings. Along the lower register, abstract floral or fruit-like motifs echo the colours above, creating a rhythmic visual balance.

    Rendered in a modernist, reductive style, the painting favours simplified shapes and carefully weighted blocks of colour over fine detail. Softly scumbled brushstrokes and visible edges give the work a textural, atmospheric quality, while the artist’s palette – dusty blues, muted greys, warm ochres, soft greens, and small bursts of orange and yellow lends calmness punctuated by subtle vibrancy. The overall effect is contemplative and elegant, transforming a quiet domestic moment into a study of harmony, form, and mood.

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

    Size: 80 x 53.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Bottle & Pear by the Window

    Bottle & Pear by the Window

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    A brilliantly executed still life of a bottle and pear by a window, executed in oil onto board.

    At the centre of the composition stand two familiar forms: a tall, dark bottle and a luminous green pear. Their contrasting shapes and colours create a simple yet compelling dialogue. The bottle rises vertically with a restrained, almost architectural presence, while the pear introduces softness, warmth, and organic vitality.

    What truly animates the painting is the treatment of light. Sunlight streams through an unseen window, casting strong diagonal bands across the wall and tabletop. These geometric shafts of light create a dramatic framework around the objects, while long shadows stretch across the surface, giving the scene a sense of depth and permanence. The reflected window panes visible on the bottle’s glossy surface add a subtle note of realism and observation.

    This oil on board is presented in a wood frame painted black with inner gilt detail. Both painting and frame are in excellent condition. 

    Size: 47 x 37 cm (including frame)

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  • Constructed Still Life

    Constructed Still Life

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    A striking mid-century still life rendered through bold geometry and a masterful play of colour planes, executed in oil onto canvas.

    On a faceted tabletop sit a tall red jug, a teal bottle, and two fruits: one rosy red, the other golden yellow – arranged in balanced asymmetry. The artist has abstracted the everyday into angular forms, each shape carved by light and shadow into sculptural precision.

    Executed in a Cubist-inspired style, the composition uses intersecting planes and overlapping hues to suggest depth and rhythm. Deep blues and purples form the backdrop, while cool aquas, brick reds, and lemon yellows provide sharp, luminous contrast. The brushwork is confident and flat, with clean edges and opaque layers that emphasise structure over texture, giving the work a strong architectural presence.

    This oil on canvas is presented in a complementary wood frame with a linen-lined inner border. The painting itself is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has some marks, but this does not detract from its overall presentation.

    Size: 63 x 49 cm (including frame)

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  • Gentle Elephant

    Gentle Elephant

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    A charming contemporary naïve style painting, executed in oil onto panel by British artist Matt Rix.

    The composition presents a solitary elephant in profile, standing quietly within a softly rolling landscape. Set against a pale, muted sky, the figure rests upon gentle green hills, evoking a calm and grounded presence.

    Rendered in a contemporary naïve style, the work embraces flat perspective and bold simplification. The elephant is defined by clean outlines and slightly softened proportions, with depth suggested through simple bands of colour, enhancing its graphic clarity and appeal.

    The palette is subtle and harmonious. Cool grey tones of the elephant’s body are set against soft green hues of the hills, creating a gentle contrast. A small accent of soft pink at the mouth adds a quiet point of warmth.

    Brushwork is smooth and controlled, with flat, even application that emphasises form over texture. The overall finish is clean and deliberate, capturing the quiet charm of the naïve aesthetic with a serene, contemplative presence.

    This oil on board is housed in a black painted ridged wooden frame. Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

    British artist Matt Rix spent his childhood in South Africa and now lives with his family on a small holding in rural North Wales. His paintings are uncomplicated, modernist representations influenced by primitive and naïve folk art from times past. Many of the subjects Rix paints are inspired by the animals he sees from day to day. Rix uses recycled materials including discarded paints, boards, frames and backing paper. Much of his work is therefore produced using waste materials resulting in sustainable paintings that evoke a time-worn, nostalgic essence.

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    Size: 41 x 47.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Hills by the Sea

    Hills by the Sea

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    A charming mid-century modernist oil painting that captures a serene coastal escarpment overlooking calm blue waters, by Swedish artist Eric Elfvén (1921–2008), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Jönköping Museum, Borås Art Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

    Rounded clusters of deep green foliage cascade across the foreground and hillside, while muted brown paths and cliff faces gently guide the eye toward the distant horizon. The simplified forms and restrained composition give the work a meditative stillness, evoking the quiet rhythm of an isolated shoreline.

    Executed in a highly gestural modernist style, the painting balances abstraction with landscape representation. The artist reduces the scene into broad organic shapes and sweeping planes of colour, allowing atmosphere and structure to take precedence over fine detail. There is a subtle tension between the solidity of the landmass and the openness of the sea and sky, creating a beautifully understated composition.

    The palette is both earthy and calming, composed of rich forest greens, olive tones, muted sand, pale cream, and soft powder blues. The contrast between the cool expanse of water and the dense, shadowed greenery gives the work depth while maintaining its minimalist sensibility.

    Brushstrokes are broad, confident, and painterly, applied with visible texture and an instinctive rhythm. Thick curved strokes shape the foliage with a sculptural quality, while the sea and sky are rendered in smoother, flatter passages that heighten the sense of calm and spaciousness.

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

    Size: 57 x 79 cm (including frame)

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  • Pears & Pitcher

    Pears & Pitcher

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    A vibrant contemporary still life that presents a simple arrangement of everyday objects: a dark earthenware pitcher, green pears and apples all set upon a loosely draped cloth, executed in oil onto board.

    The composition balances solidity and spontaneity, transforming familiar domestic forms into a study of shape and colour. The objects are distilled to their essential silhouettes, creating a quiet yet engaging dialogue between positive and negative space.

    Executed in a boldly expressive style, the painting draws upon modernist and post-impressionist influences. Rather than striving for realism, the artist emphasises form, colour relationships, and painterly energy. The pitcher anchors the composition with its strong, sculptural presence, while the pears introduce vibrant accents that enliven the foreground.

    The palette is fresh and harmonious, combining deep chocolate browns, cool turquoise blues, soft creams, and greens punctuated by touches of red. These contrasts create a sense of visual rhythm and lend the work a lively, contemporary character. The interplay between warm and cool tones enhances both depth and atmosphere.

    Brushwork is confident and direct, with broad, gestural strokes applied in a manner that remains visible across the surface. Areas of layered paint sit alongside thinner passages, allowing the artist’s hand to remain present throughout the composition. This energetic handling gives the painting a sense of immediacy and charm, capturing not only the objects themselves but also the fleeting quality of light and observation.

    This oil on board is presented in a complementary wood frame with visible wood grain. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has minor scuffs. 

    Size: 50.5 x 41 cm (including frame)

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  • Spatial Dialogue

    Spatial Dialogue

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    A captivating mid-century still life that reduces everyday objects to a carefully balanced arrangement of geometric forms and tonal relationships, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1958.

    A simple tabletop supports a solitary bottle and a small circular object, while dark vertical planes and architectural shapes rise behind them, creating a composition that feels both intimate and monumental. The scene hovers between representation and abstraction, inviting the viewer to focus on structure, rhythm, and atmosphere rather than narrative detail.

    Executed in a distinctly modernist style, the painting reflects the influence of abstraction. Forms are flattened and distilled into bold blocks of colour, while strong verticals and angular planes create a sense of spatial tension. The composition is thoughtfully constructed, with the bottle acting as a quiet focal point amidst a series of intersecting shapes and muted surfaces.

    The palette is restrained and sophisticated, dominated by soft greys, charcoal blacks, warm orange, and earthy browns, punctuated by subtle touches of rust red and pale blue. These understated colours lend the work a contemplative, atmospheric quality while enhancing its architectural character.

    Brushwork is expressive yet controlled, with broad, confident applications of paint and visible palette-knife-like passages. Areas of scraped and exposed underpainting create texture and depth, while rough-edged forms and layered surfaces contribute to the painting’s tactile, lived-in presence.

    This oil on canvas is presented in a complementary slim wood frame. The painting itself is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame displays some marks and scuffs consistent with age.

    Size: 75.5 x 53.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Table for Two

    Table for Two

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    An intimate interior scene that exudes warmth and quietude and executed in an impressionist style, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1989.

    Depicting a sunlit corner set for two, the composition depicts round table draped in white linen is flanked by a pair of red chairs with floral upholstery, evoking a sense of lived-in elegance. Atop the table sits a vase overflowing with wildflowers, while a cat rests peacefully at the foot of the chairs, blending gently into the richly textured floor.

    Executed in a modern impressionist style, the painting features thick, expressive brushstrokes and a soft, diffused palette of warm ochres, terracotta reds, and dusty blues. The layered impasto technique adds depth and tactile presence, inviting the viewer into a serene, light-filled space that feels both familiar and timeless.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has a small scuff at its lower right corner as shown.

    Size: 67 x 56 cm (including frame)

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  • Winter Light at Dusk

    Winter Light at Dusk

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    An evocative mid-century modernist landscape scene with figure, executed in oil onto canvas.

    This painting captures a solitary figure standing before a quiet winter landscape as an orange sun dips low against a muted sky. The composition is distilled into simplified geometric forms: angular rooftops, rounded treetops, and broad planes of snow – creating a serene yet contemplative atmosphere.

    Rendered in cool tones of slate blue, charcoal, dove grey and icy white, the palette is beautifully punctuated by the warm, amber glow of the setting sun. The artist has used confident, stylised brushstrokes, outlining forms with inky, expressive lines that lend the scene a graphic clarity. Areas of flat colour are softened by subtle modulation, giving depth to the snowy fields and the silhouetted figure.

    The overall effect is both still and cinematic: a quiet winter moment reduced to its essential shapes, colours and mood, with a strong sense of restraint and poetic minimalism.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a characterful frame with a grey-wash wood grain finish. The painting in good vintage condition overall – with some marks and warp to the canvas.

    Size: 78 x 88.5 cm (including frame)

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  • A Stitch in Time

    A Stitch in Time

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    A beautifully expressive mid-century figurative painting that captures a seated figure absorbed in the careful handling of a piece of white fabric, executed in oil onto

    With her head bowed and hands engaged in her work, the figure appears to be sewing, or embroidering, capturing a timeless domestic moment of focus and quiet concentration.

    Rendered in a loose, painterly modernist style, the composition balances representation with abstraction. The artist reduces details to confident blocks of colour and energetic brushwork, allowing gesture and mood to take precedence over precise realism. The figure emerges from a largely neutral background, creating a sense of intimacy and drawing the viewer into the quiet rhythm of the activity.

    The palette is dominated by soft whites, cool greys, and pale blues, enlivened by vivid passages of crimson, ochre, olive green, and black within the figure’s clothing. These vibrant accents introduce movement and visual interest while maintaining the work’s overall harmony.

    Brushstrokes are bold and expressive, ranging from thick impasto applications to quick, sketch-like marks. Layers of broken colour and energetic brushwork create a richly textured surface, lending the painting a sense of immediacy and human warmth. The result is a compelling portrayal of everyday life, elevated through the artist’s sensitive handling of form, colour, and gesture.

    This oil on canvas is presented in a refined light linen-lined frame with a slim dark wood outer edge. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffing. 

    Size: 78 x 62 cm (including frame)

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  • Buckets & Hooks

    Buckets & Hooks

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    An expressive and richly textured mid-century still life that captures the quiet composure of everyday objects, executed in oil onto board.

    At the heart of the composition is a weathered metal bucket, its rough, encrusted surface rendered with thick impasto and moody tones of charcoal, slate blue, and rust. A ladle leans from within, its handle jutting diagonally, adding a sense of tension and movement. The backdrop features a muted yellow and pale green wall, juxtaposed with a roughly painted white panel adorned with loosely defined horseshoes or hooks.

    The painting focuses on bold, tactile brushstrokes and the expressive potential of everyday objects. The artist uses a restrained palette – with dynamic textural application, evoking a sense of age, labour, and quiet domestic resilience.

    This oil on board is housed in a stunning dark wood frame with visible grain. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 48 x 38 cm (including frame)

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  • Garden Celebration

    Garden Celebration

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    A charming modernist figurative landscape painting that captures a leisurely outdoor gathering rendered abstractly with an almost dreamlike simplicity, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1971.

    Small groups of figures drift through a soft green parkland, framed by loosely painted trees and two tables dressed in pale cloths, each topped with delicately decorated cakes. The scene feels both celebratory and intimate – a fleeting social moment distilled into colour, gesture, and atmosphere.

    Executed in a naïve modernist style, the composition embraces spontaneity and abstraction over fine detail. The figures are reduced to simplified silhouettes and expressive blocks of colour, allowing the painting’s mood and rhythm to take precedence. Thick, textural brushstrokes give the work a tactile quality, with heavily layered whites and soft blush pinks contrasting beautifully against lively greens, deep blacks, and accents of crimson, violet, and sky blue.

    The palette is airy and optimistic, dominated by fresh spring greens and creamy whites that evoke sunlight filtering across an open lawn. Loose, energetic mark-making throughout the trees and garments creates movement and visual playfulness, while the intentionally sparse background lends the work a quiet poetic openness.

    This oil on canvas is presented in a complementary slim silver frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has some scuffed areas and minor paint loss, consistent with age.

    Size: 36.5 x 42.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Lily of the Valley with Pears

    Lily of the Valley with Pears

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    A charming and characterful mid-century interior still life composition executed in tempera on board, by the established Swedish artist Eric Cederberg (1897-1984), whose artworks have been represented in several public and museum collections across Sweden.

    This beautifully composed painting centres around a striking turquoise vase filled with lily-of-the-valley, their delicate white bells rising in elegant contrast against a backdrop of bold modernist colour blocks. Arranged on a vivid red tabletop, four stylised green pears add balance and rhythm.

    The interior behind the arrangement is rendered through geometric planes of earthy brown, charcoal, plum, and cerulean blue, evoking walls, textiles, and an arched doorway while maintaining a flattened, abstract sensibility.

    Executed in tempera, the work exhibits smooth, matte surfaces with crisp, clean edges. The artist embraces a distinctly modernist, slightly naïve style: simplifying forms, minimising perspective, and emphasising bold, graphic colour fields. The brushwork is controlled and even, lending a refined clarity to each element within the composition.

    This tempera on board is presented in an ornate, richly detailed gilt frame that elevates the work with a sense of classical elegance. The artwork is further enhanced by a deep burgundy velvet mount, which provides a luxurious contrast and subtly intensifies the colours within the painting. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has tiny areas of wear the corners, consistent with age.

     

    Size: 40 x 45 cm (including frame)

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  • Transference

    Transference

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    A captivating abstract triptych composition that unfolds across three individual panels, painted in acrylic onto panel and dated 2010.

    Abstract in nature, the painting resembles the organic elegance of curved tree branches.

    The artist has used a sophisticated colour palette where hints of black intertwine with warm tones of brown as well as delicate shades of grey. The colours weave into one another fluidly, and each panel is very well-balanced.

    These acrylic in panels come in a set of 3, and are each fixed within a complementary wood frame. Both paintings and frames are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 43 x 23 cm each (including frame)

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  • Sunlit Terraces

    Sunlit Terraces

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    A charming painting that captures a clustered arrangement of buildings, their rooftops stepping gently across the composition in a rhythmic, almost conversational way, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1974.

    Balconies, chimneys, and terraces overlap in a layered architectural tapestry, while a softly rendered tree in the foreground adds a sense of life and movement. The scene feels intimate and still, suggestive of a warm afternoon where time slows and light lingers.

    Executed in a distinctly mid-century modern style, the work leans toward a stylised realism with subtle abstraction. Forms are simplified and slightly geometric, yet retain enough detail to anchor the scene in familiarity. The perspective is intentionally flattened, allowing the buildings to stack decoratively rather than recede deeply into space, giving the composition a pleasing, almost tapestry-like quality.

    The colour palette is warm and sun-drenched, dominated by terracotta oranges, sandy beiges, and soft creams, contrasted with muted greys and a cool, textured sky. Pops of turquoise and green in the windows and foliage provide freshness and balance, enlivening the otherwise earthy tones.

    Brushstrokes are confident and visible, with a slightly dry, textured application that allows the canvas to breathe through in places. Edges are softly defined rather than sharply outlined, lending the piece a gentle, atmospheric cohesion. The handling of paint – particularly in the sky and foliage – creates a subtle vibrancy, as if the entire scene is lightly shimmering under the sun.

    This oil on canvas is presented in a beautiful wood frame finished in a soft, warm cream. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition. 

    Size: 47.5 x 55.5 cm (including frame)

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  • The Distance Between

    The Distance Between

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    A serene landscape painting that presents a solitary figure standing in a vast, open field, facing toward a distant white structure that rises against the horizon, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1991.

    The expansive sky occupies much of the canvas, shifting in gradient tones from pale cream near the horizon to soft blue above, evoking a sense of stillness and atmospheric depth.

    The composition is minimalist yet evocative, with bold horizontal divisions of land, horizon, and sky creating a structured balance. The dark green foreground contrasts with lighter bands of yellow and green, leading the viewer’s eye toward the central figure and the white building. The figure, rendered in simple but deliberate strokes of blue, introduces a quiet narrative of solitude, contemplation, or journey.

    The style is modernist and reductive, focusing on form and mood rather than intricate detail. Colours are clean and restrained – soft pastels in the sky, deep greens across the land, and a single bright accent of blue in the figure – lending the work a serene, contemplative atmosphere.

    Brushstrokes are broad and confident, with smooth transitions in the sky and more textural, layered application in the landscape. The painter’s hand is visible yet controlled, conveying both immediacy and calm.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary silver painted frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has small scuffs. 

    Size: 51 x 67 cm (including frame)

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  • The Orchard Walk

    The Orchard Walk

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    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.

    The painting captures a solitary figure wandering through a grove of expressive, windswept trees set against a bright sky. The composition feels both playful and deeply atmospheric, with the rounded canopies forming rhythmic shapes across the canvas while the figure introduces a quiet human presence within the natural setting.

    Executed in an expressive, semi-abstract style, the work is rich with energetic mark-making and spontaneous movement. Bold black linear accents weave through the trees and landscape, creating a graphic structure that contrasts beautifully against the softer fields of colour. The palette is vibrant yet balanced, dominated by fresh greens, sky blues, soft whites, earthy browns and flashes of vivid red-orange that animate the lower landscape.

    Brushstrokes are loose, gestural and layered, giving the painting a wonderfully textured surface full of movement and visual rhythm. Thick outlines, broken colour application and painterly dabs lend the work an instinctive, almost childlike immediacy.

    This oil on canvas is presented in a warm-toned wood frame with gilt detailing. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and there are some small scuffs to the corners of the frame

    Size: 36 x 44 cm (including frame)

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  • A Moment at Sea

    A Moment at Sea

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    A serene and minimalist mid-century seascape that distils the vastness of the ocean into a moment of quiet contemplation, executed in oil onto canvas.

    A single, small vessel floats gently across an expansive field of calm water, its presence subtle yet poetic against the open horizon. The composition is deliberately minimal, inviting the viewer to linger on atmosphere rather than narrative, and evoking a sense of solitude, balance, and slow passage of time.

    Executed in a restrained modernist style characteristic of mid-century painting, the work favours simplicity of form and clarity of mood over detail. The palette is dominated by soft blue-green and grey tones, gently modulated to suggest shifting light across the sea’s surface. Muted earth hues anchor the lower edge, subtly grounding the composition.

    The brushstrokes are smooth and controlled, with fine textural variations visible across the painted surface. Delicate tonal transitions create depth and movement within the otherwise tranquil plane of water, while the small, darker accents of the boat provide a quiet focal point. Altogether, the painting embodies the fascination with reduction, atmosphere, and the emotional power of understatement.

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

    Size: 54 x 66 cm (including frame)

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  • A Moment Between Thoughts

    A Moment Between Thoughts

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    A brilliantly executed mid-century abstract figurative painting that presents a seated female form, distilled into a series of softly interlocking shapes, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1955.

    The figure is poised yet introspective, her posture relaxed with one arm resting gently and the other drawn inward, suggesting a moment of stillness rather than performance. There is an intimacy to the composition: the subject feels both present and slightly withdrawn, as though caught between thought and repose.

    Executed in a modernist, semi-abstract style, the artist reduces anatomical detail in favour of structure and tonal harmony. The figure is constructed through broad, simplified planes rather than defined lines, allowing the body to emerge through subtle shifts in colour and form. This approach reflects a quiet confidence: less concerned with realism, and more with capturing essence and mood.

    The palette is beautifully muted and earthy, composed of soft greys, warm taupes, olive greens, and dusty blush tones. These colours blend seamlessly into one another, creating a gentle rhythm across the canvas. Occasional deeper accents – charcoal and moss – anchor the composition, giving it depth without disrupting its calm atmosphere.

    Brushwork is expressive yet controlled. The paint is applied in confident, painterly strokes, with visible edges that create a patchwork of colour fields. There is a softness to the transitions, but also a deliberate rawness where forms meet, giving the work a tactile, almost sculptural quality. The overall effect is one of sophistication: a contemplative study of form, light, and presence.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary warm wood frame with visible natural grain. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 50 x 39 cm (including frame)

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  • A Pause Between Places

    A Pause Between Places

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    A striking mid-century figurative landscape that captures a quiet, contemplative moment at the boundary between nature and the built environment, painted in oil onto board by the established Swedish female artist Brita Hansson (1918-1979).

    A group of abstracted figures sit near a winding path, their forms simplified yet expressive, while a pair of stylised trees rise beside them – curving, organic silhouettes that anchor the composition. In the distance, block-like architectural forms suggest a town or cityscape, softened and abstracted to create a sense of calm detachment rather than urban bustle.

    Executed in a distinctly mid-century modern idiom, the painting balances figuration and abstraction with ease. The artist has used flattened planes, rhythmic shapes, and a gently asymmetrical composition to guide the eye through the scene. There is a lyrical, almost poetic quality to the arrangement, where figures, trees, and buildings coexist in quiet harmony.

    The palette is warm and nuanced, featuring soft creams, sandy beiges, pale blues, and blush tones, punctuated by deeper earthy browns, rust reds, olive greens, and muted teals. These contrasting yet harmonious colours lend the work both warmth and depth, while maintaining a light, airy atmosphere.

    Confident, visible brushstrokes define the surface, with areas of loose, gestural paint layered against more opaque, block-like applications. Subtle scraping and overlaps reveal underlayers of colour, adding texture and movement. The painterly approach enhances the sense of spontaneity and modernist freedom characteristic of mid-century works.

    This oil on board is housed in a well-suited wood frame with an inner gilt window. The painting is in very good vintage condition. There is a slight unevenness to the board but this is purely structural and does not affect the stability or visual impact of the artwork.

    Size: 57.5 x 70 cm (including frame)

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  • At the Counter

    At the Counter

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    A large and compelling mid century modernist abstract figurative composition in oil, painted onto board by Swedish painter Hans Osswald (1919-1983), whose works have been exhibited at the National Museum in Stockholm, Malmö Museum as well as The Brooklyn Museum.

    The scene captures three stylised figures possibly engaged in an exchange at the checkout – a familiar ritual rendered with striking simplicity and emotional weight.

    The central figure, dressed in black, appears to be a shopper in mid-transaction, while the figure in pale blue behind the counter suggests a cashier. A third, more ambiguously defined figure stands nearby, perhaps another customer or a child. The figures are abstracted, skilfully reduced to essential shapes.

    Thick impasto brushstrokes and rich textural layering give the work a tactile presence. The palette is earthy and architectural – orange, muted greens, brick reds, and cool greys – punctuated by flashes of white, lemon yellow, and cobalt blue, adding moments of vibrancy to the otherwise grounded tones.

    The composition is rhythmic and architectural, with geometric planes converging to form an abstracted treatment of space and perspective. The flattened forms and overlapping fields of colour speak to the artist’s modernist sensibility — elevating the ordinary to the iconic.

    This oil on board is housed in a complementary wood frame with an inner linen lining. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffing. 

    Size: 86.5 x 71.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Autumn Path

    Autumn Path

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    A small yet impactful expressive mid-century landscape painting that captures a winding country path weaving through rolling farmland and clustered trees in full seasonal colour, executed in oil onto canvas.

    A narrow stream or irrigation channel cuts through the composition, guiding the eye toward softly contoured hills and abstracted rural forms in the distance. The scene feels both pastoral and dreamlike, evoking the warmth and rhythm of the countryside through an imaginative, almost lyrical interpretation.

    Executed in a lively modernist style, the work embraces bold simplification and expressive colour over realism. The artist uses energetic, layered brushstrokes and thick areas of impasto to create movement and texture across the surface. Dappled applications of paint in the trees and foliage lend the painting a vibrant, mosaic-like quality, while gestural lines define the pathways, fences, and cultivated fields.

    The palette is rich and earthy, featuring warm browns, burnt orange, sienna, olive green, cobalt blue, cream, and touches of lavender and crimson. These contrasting tones create a striking sense of depth and seasonal atmosphere, balancing warmth with cooler passages of blue and white throughout the composition.

    This oil on canvas is presented in a wide profiled wood frame with an gilt inner border, which complements the painting’s warm palette beautifully. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and there is some small losses to the top corners of the frame. Nevertheless, the work displays well overall.

    Size: 25.5 x 31.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Autumn Valley

    Autumn Valley

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    An expressive and atmospheric mid-century landscape that captures a countryside at the height of the changing season, executed in oil onto canvas.

    Rolling fields unfold across the foreground, where a solitary red-roofed cottage rests amidst sweeping green meadows, lending a sense of scale to the expansive vista. Beyond, a vibrant belt of autumn foliage stretches across the valley floor, its fiery hues glowing against the darker wooded ridges and distant hills that frame the horizon.

    Painted in a distinctly modernist manner, the artist distils the landscape into broad, simplified forms and expressive passages of colour, prioritising mood and rhythm over strict realism. The composition is carefully balanced, with horizontal bands of field, forest, and sky creating a sense of harmony and depth, while the undulating contours of the land gently guide the viewer’s eye through the scene.

    The palette is both rich and nuanced, combining warm oranges, burnt siennas and soft crimsons with cool passages of sage green, blue-grey, lavender, and pale turquoise. Above, an expansive sky is animated by layered clouds rendered in sweeping strokes of blues and white, suggesting shifting light and the onset of changing weather.

    The brushwork is confident and expressive throughout. Short, energetic strokes build the foliage into a tapestry of colour, while broader, more gestural applications of paint define the fields and sky. Areas of visible canvas and loosely applied pigment lend the work a freshness and immediacy, capturing not only the appearance of the landscape but also its atmosphere and emotional resonance.

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

    Size: 56 x 67.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Bath Time

    Bath Time

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    A mid-century modernist style figurative painting that depicts a nude female figure by a bathtub, executed in oil onto canvas.

    The subject is captured from the back, partially turned, evoking an intimate moment. Her posture suggests relaxation, and the towel she holds adds a subtle narrative, hinting at either preparation for or completion of bathing.

    Modernist in its ethos with abstract qualities, there is a focus on the interaction between colour and form as opposed to realistic details. Through the use of a restrained palette and expressive brushwork, the artist has skilfully deconstructed the subject and background into simplified planes and shapes.

    The colour palette is cool and harmonious, dominated by shades of blues, white and peach. These colours establish a serene and tranquil atmosphere.

    The brushwork is loose and painterly, with visible strokes that emphasise light texture and movement. The background is rendered in an abstract manner, with vertical strokes wonderfully blending into one another.

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

    Size: 35.5 x 40 cm (including frame)

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  • Coastal Abstraction

    Coastal Abstraction

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    A striking and brilliantly executed mid-century modernist abstract composition that captures a rugged coastal landscape through a geometric interplay of angular shapes and layered textures, painted in oil onto board and dated 1959 by Swedish artist Gustaf Skoglund (1923-2003).

    Rendered in an abstract, almost cubist manner, the artist has skilfully deconstructed and fragmented the natural scenery into overlapping planes of earthy browns, muted blues, and soft greys, evoking the rocky shoreline, rolling dunes, and distant waters.

    The palette consists of subdued, earthy hues that imbue the work with a soothing yet nostalgic quality. The brushstrokes vary—some areas exhibit smooth, blended applications, while others feature expressive, swift horizontal strokes that emphasise the tactile nature of rock formations and land contours.

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

    Size: 36.5 x 49.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Coastal Road to the Sea

    Coastal Road to the Sea

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    A lyrical and atmospheric semi-abstract landscape painting, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1982.

    The painting captures the charm of a seaside village nestled among soft golden hills. A winding road leads the viewer’s eye gently toward the distant horizon, where a calm stretch of blue sea meets a pale, almost translucent sky.

    Painted in an expressive, semi-abstract style, the composition features loosely defined cottages scattered across the hillsides, their rooftops rendered in pastel tones of rose, lilac, mint, and cornflower blue. The artist has used a restrained, earthy palette dominated by yellows, greys, and soft creams, punctuated by these subtle touches of colour that lend the work a nostalgic yet dreamlike quality.

    The brushwork is gestural and textured, with generous impasto lending physical depth and spontaneity to the canvas. Strokes appear almost sculpted in places, conveying a tactile sense of the landscape’s contours.

    Overall, this piece evokes a serene, timeless mood – an evocative blend of memory and place.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary light gilt frame that has a very unique light green tint. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition. 

    Size: 57.5 x 47.5 cm (including frame)

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