© Barbro Östlihn
Pantbank
Artist
Barbro Östlihn
(Sverige, 1930 - 1995)
Alternate Title
- Pawn Shop
Date1962
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsBildmått: 155 × 178 cm
Ram: 157 × 180 × 5,5 cm
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LinePurchase 1964
Countries
Object NumberNM 5816
The artwork is on outgoing loan
About the artworkBarbro Östlihn builds her works like one builds a wall. She applies paint according to a system, with great patience and precision. She developed a habit at an early stage of working nocturnally, with artificial light. Pawn Shop is from 1962, the year after Östlihn and her then husband, the artist Öyvind Fahlström, had moved to New York. They were soon introduced to the circles of Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns and Claes Oldenburg, to name but a few. Östlihn went on long walks, taking myriads of pictures of buildings in the mega-city with her instamatic camera. In Pawn Shop she captures the windows facing the street. The pawnbroker symbol - three golden balls originating from the coat of arms of the Medici family - evoke a silent wonder. What goes on behind these facades?
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad i nedre högra hörnet "ÖSTHLIN 1962". Selected exhibition history Barbro Östlihn. Målningar från New York - Stockholm - Paris 1962-1983 (1984) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall (2003) Malmö Konsthall Molnen mellan oss (2006) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall : [Malmö Konsthall : 8 februari - 4 maj 2003]Barbro Östlihn : målningar från New York, Stockholm, Paris 1962-1983 : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : [21 januari - 4 mars 1984]
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad i nedre högra hörnet "ÖSTHLIN 1962". Selected exhibition history Barbro Östlihn. Målningar från New York - Stockholm - Paris 1962-1983 (1984) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall (2003) Malmö Konsthall Molnen mellan oss (2006) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall : [Malmö Konsthall : 8 februari - 4 maj 2003]Barbro Östlihn : målningar från New York, Stockholm, Paris 1962-1983 : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : [21 januari - 4 mars 1984]