Vilhelm Lundstrøm – Model (1931)

Louisiana poster with the work, Model , (1931), by the Danish artist, Vilhelm Lundstrøm, (1893-1950). Lundstrøm was one of the central figures in early Danish modernism and Louisiana has several of Lundstrøm's works in the museum's collection.

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Inspired by French Cubism, Lundstrøm introduced collage into Danish art in 1917. He created a series of so-called packing box pictures - assemblages - made with pieces of painted wood in geometrically abstract shapes.

In his subsequent painting, Lundstrøm sought new forms of expression. He turned to the great masters of art history and was inspired by the dreamlike visions of El Greco and the figurative style of Paul Cezanne. The result was his so-called “curled style”, which can be seen, for example, in the work, Lunch in the Green , from 1920, where he paraphrases Eduard Manet’s famous work of the same name.

Later, Lundstrøm developed a simpler, geometric style. Together with Svend Johansen, Axel Salto and Karl Larsen, he formed the artist group De Fire.

Lundstrøm worked with still life his whole life and in his late installations he lets pure, painted surfaces of colour determine the form. He uses space-creating elements such as perspective lines, highlights and shadows. But the space becomes ambiguous because the elements are treated more as abstract forms with an intrinsic value than as illusionistic techniques.

Lundstrøm's message to a confused, ramshackle and incoherent time can be said to be overview, balance and openness.

Dimensions: W: 59.4 x H: 84.1 cm (A1)

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Frame: 12mm
Material: Frame in solid oak and with high-quality acrylic glass.