Morgonbad

by Ragnar Sandberg

Artist Ragnar Sandberg (Sverige, 1902 - 1972)

Alternate Title

The Morning Dip

Date1934-1935

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsBildmått: 64 × 91 cm Ram: 68 × 94,5 × 3,5 cm

Classification

Paintings

Countries

Sweden

Credit LineInköp 1952

Object NumberNM 4933

The artwork is on outgoing loan

About the artworkIn an intense pink light, a few people have gathered on a jetty for an early morning swim in the nude. Colour, light and shade are the main elements, as so often in Sandberg’s works from the 1930s. Both the vibrant colours – inspired by the French painter Pierre Bonnard – and the Swedish west coast setting, are typical of the so-called Gothenburg Colourists, such as Ivan Ivarson and Åke Göransson. In light, shimmering, momentary images they portrayed street life and leisure. In the 1940s, Sandberg’s palette was subdued and his compositions grew more geometric. Between 1947 and 1958, Sandberg was a professor at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad i nedre högra hörnet med grönt "R.S." Selected exhibition history Ingens hundar: svensk konst genom hundra år (1998) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm 10 historier - svensk konst 1910-1945 ur Moderna Museets samling (2007) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Rosa segel. Svensk modernism i Moderna Museets samling (den 17 juni 2023 - den 3 augusti 2025) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Mannen med det blå ansiktet (den 15 maj 2021 - den 30 januari 2022) Moderna Museet Malmö The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues 10 historier : svensk konst 1910-1945 ur Moderna Museets samling : [2/6 - 9/9 2007]

Works by the artist