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Long Island
© Jan Håfström/Bildupphovsrätt 2026
Long Island
Long Island

Long Island

by Jan Håfström
Artist (Sverige, född 1937)
Date1976-1977
DimensionsBildmått: 128 × 550 cm
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Credit LineInköp 1977
Object NumberMOM 89
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkWhile in the USA, Jan Håfström created a few paintings with simple compositions and subdued colours, inspired partly by one of the giants of American art - Barnett Newman. Håfström's oeuvre has many facets. He juxtaposes the personal and the general, the past and the present, and creates a weave of references to comic book heroes and palaeontological finds. Long Island was painted after a trip from New York to Arizona and back. The elongated shape reflects the nature of the journey, according to the artist. The colours are warm and the composition is obviously horizontal, like an island or a section of earth sediments. Perhaps we can also trace influences from Robert Smithson, another recurring reference in Håfström's work. Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på framsidan i nedre höger hörn "Jan Håfström 1977". Signaturen är målad rött i rött och är svår att upptäcka., Påskrift på baksidan (upp och ner) "Long Island". Selected exhibition history Molnen mellan oss (2006) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Svenskt 70-tal i Sal I (1979) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Bibliography Ur tiden. Geologi i konsten, Stockholm 1982. Feuk, Douglas, Måla sitt liv, 1989, s. 50f (om M). Sundberg, Martin, Tillvaratagna effekter, 2005, s. 142f.