There are artists who work in silence, almost imperceptibly, and whose works emerge all the stronger over time. Bertil Lundgren (1900–1979) was one of them. Outside the major stages, on the fringes of the official art world, he painted his landscapes—not as postcards, but as interwoven memories, charged with color, light, and presence.From the harbor piers of Nynäshamn to the rocky cliffs of Öland, the motifs reappear, yet always transformed through his distinctive gaze. In oil, watercolor, chalk, and printmaking, he allowed the sea’s blues and the pines’ greens to create resonance rather than contours. His painting bears the traces of the legacy of colorism—particularly the Gothenburg school, where color itself defines form. One senses the influence of Ragnar Sandberg (1902–1972), with his free brushwork and lyrical approach, but in Lundgren’s work the expression is more restrained, perhaps more introspective—a kind of quiet meditation in color.

Welcome to: Bertil Lundgren – Depicting Summer