BIOGRAPHY
Born 1911 in Halmstad, Sweden.
Lived and worked most of his life in Stockholm, Sweden.
Passed away 1981.
Artists website
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 1949
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm
- 1951
- Galerie Brinken, Stockholm, with Herbin
- 1952
- Galerie Birch, Copenhagen
- 1953
- Konsthallen, Uppsala
- 1954
- Galerie Denise René, Paris, with Breer and Bitran
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm
- 1955
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm
- Skånska Konstmuseum, Lunds universitet, with Mortensen
- Galerie Denise René, Paris
- 1956
- Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, with Jacobser and Mortensen
- Kunstakademien, Copenhagen and Aarhus, with Jacobsen and Mortensen
- Galerie Artek, Helsinki with Jacobsen Mortensen and Vasarely
- 1957
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm, sculptures
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm, sculptures in the open air
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm, paintings and sculptures
- 1958
- Galerie Denise René, Paris
- Musée des Beaux-Arts, Liège, with Matisse and Kylberg
- 1960
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm
- Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, retrospektiv
- 1961
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm with Matisse and Léger
- 1962
- Galerie Denise René, Paris
- Galerie Observatorium, Stockholm
- 1963
- Galerie Hybler, Copenhagen
- 7th Biennial in Sao Paulo, represented Sweden
- 1964
- Columbia University, New York, retrospective
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm
- New York University, New York, retrospective
- 1965
- Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, lllinois, retrospective
- University of Chicago, retrospective
- Krognoshuset, Lund, retrospektiv
- Rose Fried Gallery, New York, retrospective
- Pace College, New York, retrospective
- 1966
- North Carolina State University, Raleigh, retrospective
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm, painting
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm, retrospektiv
- Allen Memorial Art Museum
- Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, retrospective
- Sundsvalls museum, retrospektiv
- Jönköpings läns museum, retrospektiv
- 1967
- Rose Fried Gallery, New York, retrospective
- S.D. Gallery, New York
- Galleri Löwendahl, Uppsala
- 1968
- Galerie Aronowitsch, Stockholm, retrospektiv
- Galerie Bleue, Stockholm
- Pentacle, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Palais du Louvre, Paris
- Rose Fried Gallery, New York, retrospective
- S.D. Gallery, New York
- Galerie Aronowitsch, Stockholm, retrospektiv
- 1969
- plus-kern, Gent, Belgium
- Konstakademien, Stockholm, retrospektiv
- State University of New York, New York, retrospective
- Esther Robles Gallery, Los Angeles, retrospective
- 1970
- Rose Fried Gallery, New York, retrospective
- Axiom Gallery, London, retrospective
- State University of New York, New York, retrospectiv
- 1971
- Galleri Larsson, Gävle, retrospektiv
- 1972
- Galerie Denise René, Paris, retrospective
- Galerie 66 - H. G. Krupp, Hofheim, Taunus, West Germany
- Örebro läns museum, retrospektiv
- Norrköpings konstmuseum, retrospektiv
- 1973
- Västerås konstmuseum, retrospective
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm
- Galleria Lorenzelli, Milano, retrospective
- 1974
- Galleria della Trinita, Rome, retrospective
- Galerie Denise René, New York, retrospective
- 1975
- Junior Galerie, Copenhagen and Zürich
- 1976
- Contemporary Royale, Vancouver
- Galerie Royale, Calgary, Canada
- Galerie Nordenhake, Malmö
- Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm, Bærtling Flags in the open air
- Galerie Denise René, Paris
- Galerie Denise René Rive Gauche, Paris, retrospective
- Galleri Fabian Carlsson, Göteborg
- 1977
- Nordenhake Rykken Galleri, Oslo
- Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, retrospective
- Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, retrospective
- 1978
- Galerie Karin Fesel, Wiesbaden, retrospective
- Galerie von Bartha, Basel, retrospective
- 1979
- Galerie von Bartha, Internationale Kunstmesse, retrospective
- Commune di Ferrara, Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara, Italy
- 1981
- Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, retrospective
- Moderna Museet, Stockholm, retrospective
- Galerie Nordenhake, Malmö
- Galerie Bel'Art, Stockholm
- 1982
- Galerie Konstruktiv Tendens, Stockholm
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 1950
- 5:e Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris
- 1951
- 6:e Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris
- Neoplasticism, Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm
- 1952
- 7:e Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris
- Diagonale, Galerie Denise René. Paris
- 1953
- L'art suédois 1913-1953, Galerie Denise René, Paris
- Exposition de Groupe, Galerie Denise René, Paris
- 8:e Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris
- Aktuellt måleri, Riksförbundet för bildande konst, travelling exhibition
- Purism-Constructivism, Konstsalongen Samlaren Stockholm
- L'art suédois 1913-1953, Galerie Apollo, Brussels
- 1954
- 9:e Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris
- Stockholmskonkretister, Halmstad Museum
- Exposition 100, Konstsalongen Samlaren
- Junge Schwedische Kunst, Stuttgart
- Contemporary Art in Scandinavia, Brown Stone Gallery, New York
- 1955
- Swedish Abstract, travelling exhibition organized by Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, and circulated in USA by Smithsonian Institution
- Arte Nordica Contemporanea, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome
- 10:e Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris
- 1956
- 11:e Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris
- Exposition de Groupe, Galerie Denise René, Paris
- Konkretism i Norrköping, Norrköpings konstmuseum
- 1957
- 50 Ans de peinture abstraite, Galerie Creuze, Paris
- 1:e Biennale internat. de Gravure a Tokio, Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- 1958
- Nordisk Abstrakt Kunst, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
- 13:e Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris
- 1959
- Denise René expose, Städtisches Museum Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen
- 5:e Biennale de Sâo Paulo
- 1960
- Art Construit, Musée d'lxelles, Brussels, and Musée d'Art Wallon, Liège
- Construction and geometry in painting - from Malevich to tomorrow, Galerie Chalette, New York
- The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati - The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago
- 2:e Biennale Internat. de Gravure a Tokio, Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- Moderna Museet besoger Louisiana, Louisiana, Humlebaek
- 1961
- Construction and geometry in painting - from Malevich to tomorrow, WalkerArt Center, Minneapolis
- 2:e Biennale Internationale de Gravure a Tokio, Municipal Museum, Osaka
- Editions Denise René, Galerie Denise René, Paris
- Aspect 61, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
- 10 Schwedische Künstler, 1961, Düsseldorf
- aaci - art abstrait constructif international, Galerie Denise René, Paris
- 1962
- Konstruktivisten, Städtisches Museum Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen
- Exposition Internationale du Constructivisme, Musée d'Art Moderne, Céret
- 1963
- esquisse d'un salon, Galerie Denise René, Paris
- Exposition Européenne de la Sérigraphie, Palais de la Défense, Paris
- 1:er Salon International de Galeries pilotes, Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts. Lausanne
- Landskrona Festival 63, Landskrona
- Editions Denise René, Paris, Det Danske Kunstindustrimuseum, Copenhagen
- esquisse d'un salon 2, Galerie Hybler, Copenhagen
- 1964
- Guggenheim International Award 1964, Guggenheim Museum, New York
- The Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu
- Akademie der Künste, Berlin
- The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires
- John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida
- Fremmed kunst i dansk privateje, Louisiana, Humlebaek
- Form i förvandling, Association of Arts in Sweden, travelling exhibition
- Svenskt 60-tal - Nu 64, Norrköpings konstmuseum
- Konst i offentlig miljö, Norrköping, Västerås
- Ikoner og Konkret Kunst, Galerie Hybler, Copenhagen
- Hard-Edge - Albers - Arp - Bærtling - Herbin - Liberman - Lohse - Mortensen - Taeuber-Arp - Vasarely, Galerie Denise René, Paris
- Dokument av svenska skulptörer, Arkiv för dekorativ konst, Lund
- 1965
- Den gudomliga geometrin, collection Oscar Reutersvärd, Krognoshuset, Lund
- Rickey Collection, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, N.Y.
- Individualité - le salon de Teddy Brunius, Galerie Bleue, Stockholm
- Konst i offentlig miljö, Sveagalleriet, Stockholm
- Från tre världsdelar, Riksförbundet för bildande konst, travelling exhibition
- International Exhibition, Savage Gallery, London
- Ung mästarkonst i Lunds Universitets Samling, Lunds universitet
- A University Collects - Paintings from New York University Art Collection, circulated by The American Federation of Arts
- Den inre och den yttre rymden - en utställning rörande en universell konst, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
- 1966
- Structures et mouvement, Galerie Denise René, Paris
- International Art Exhibition - UNESCO and Brandeis University, The World Bank, Washington
- Tendenzen structuraler Kunst, Landesmuseum, Münster
- Three Swedish Artists, Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington
- Vi bygger med ljud, Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm
- Konstruktiv idé, Galerie Aronowitsch, Stockholm
- New Accessions USA 1966, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado
- Sculpture and Painting Today - Selections from the Collection of Susan Morse Hilles, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- 1967
- Structures, lumière et mouvement, Galerie Denise René, Paris
- efter konsten, efter arkitekturen, Galerie Aronowitsch, Stockholm
- Vom Konstruktivismus zur Kinetik 1917 bis 1967, Galerie Denise René Hans Mayer, Krefeld
- The 1960:s - A Selection from the Museum Collection, Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Kinétika - Bewegte Kunst, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Vienna
- Special Selections, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
- Akademism och modernism, Lunds universitet
- Skulpturutställning i Skytteanum, Uppsala
- Art et mouvement, Musée d'Art Contemporain, real
- de mondrian au cinétism, Galerie Denise René, Paris
- 1968
- Sweden Today, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
- Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
- The Akron Art Institute, Ohio - Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Michigan
- Philadelphia Civic Center Plus By Minus: Today's Half-Century, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
- Denise René a Londres, Redfern Gallery, London
- Abstract Art, J. Walter Thompson & Co. Art Gallery, New York
- "From Constructivism to Kinetik Art", London Arts Gallery, Detroit
- 1969
- Sweden Today, Des Moines Art Center, Iowa
- Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
- Portland Art Association, Oregon
- XIV Rassegna Internazionale d'Arte Contemp., Galleria d'Arte d'Urso, Rome
- ars accurata, Galerie 66 - H. G. Krupp, Hofheim/Taunus, West Germany
- Expressivitet, Riksutställningar, Stockholm, travelling exhibition
- Å-udstillingen 1969, Århus - Aabenraa - Aalborg, Denmark
- 1970
- 3:ème Salon International de Galeries pilotes, Musée captonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, and Musée Moderne, Paris
- miniaturen '70 international, Galerie 66 - H. G. Krupp, Hofheim/Taunus
- Contemporary art, University of Lancaster, Lancaster
- Constructivist Tendencies - From the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. George Rickey State University of New York, Albany University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
- 1971
- miniaturen '70 international, Galerie Christoph Durr, München
- Constructivist Tendencies - From the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. George Rickey, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, California
- University of Alabama, Alabama
- Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul
- Akron Art Institute, Ohio
- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- Indiana University, Bloomington
- University of Iowa, Iowa City
- De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts
- 20th Century Painting & Sculpture from the New York University Art Collection, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York
- 1972
- Färg, Rikutställningar, Stockholm, travelling exhibition
- Swedish Art 1972 - A Contemporary Theme, Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo - Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
- The Non-Objective World - Die Gegenstandslose Welt II Mondo della Non-Oggettivita 1939-1955, Annely Juda Fine Art, London
- Galerie Liatowitsch, Basel
- Galleria Milano, Milano
- Konstruktivt, Lunds Konsthall
- 50 Jahre Konstruktivismus in Europa, Galerie Gmurzynska Bargera, Cologne
- Plastik des 20. Jahrhunderts - aus dem Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum der Stadt Duisburg, Städtisches Museum Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen
- Att Bygga i Stål, Teknorama - Tekniska Museet, Stockholm
- 1973
- Konstruktivt, Eskilstuna Museum, and Södertälje Konsthall
- Espace - Couleur, Galerie Denise René, Paris
- The Non-Objective World - Die Gegenstandslose Welt 1914-1955, Annely Juda Fine Art, London
- University Art Museum, University of Texas, Austin
- New York Collection, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
- Suédois en France, Institut Francais, Stockholm
- 1974
- Furor Vacui - space and antispace - positive and negative form, Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm
- Handarbetets Vänner 100 år, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
- Konstruktivt 1974, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, and Amos Andersons Konstmuseum, Helsinki
- 1975
- Tidlös textil for offentlig miljö, Sverigehuset, Stockholm
- 12 svenska skulptörer, Malmö Konsthall
- Junior Galerie, Internationaler Kunstmarkt, Cologne
- Der Skulpturgarten, Junior Galerie, Goslar
- Internationale Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Junior Galerie, Vienna
- 1976
- mono + bi chromie, Gaierie Denise René, Paris
- Frescati - universitetssamhälle i vardande, Konstsalongen Samlaren, Stockholm
- Svenskt och utländskt, Galerie Aronowitsch, Stockholm
- Ricerca Astratta, Thiene - Galleria Lorenzelli, Milano
- Creative Sweden, Northwestern National Bank of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- Skandinavische Künstler, Kunsthalle zu Kiel - Hettlage Lampe, Kiel
- Gallena Lorenzelli - Milano, Arte Fiera 76, Bologna
- Hommage à Herbin, Institut Français, Stockholm
- Norrköpings museum, and Västerås museum
- graphiques originaux et multiples, Galerie Denise René, Rive Gauche, Paris
- Mouvement peint, mouvement agi, Centre d'Art Contempgrain, Abbaye de Beaulieu en Rouergue, Ginals, Lexos, Tarn et Garonne, France
- Vad kampen gällde, Norrköpings konstmuseum
- Die reine Form - von Malewitsch bis Albers - Collection McCrory Corporation, New York, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf - Kunsthaus Zürich
- 1977
- Galerie Nordenhake, Internationale Kunstmesse, Basel
- Aspects historiques de constructivisme et de l'art concret - Collection McCrory, New York, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
- Line - Weight - Color, Galerie Denise René, New York
- Galerie Nordenhake, Internationaler Kunstmarkt, Cologne
- Collection McCrory Corporation, New York
- Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, and Kunstsentret - Sonja Henies og Niels Onstads Stiftelser Hövikodden, Oslo
- 1978
- structures, mouvement, couleur - de Mondrian a nos jours, Editions et multiples de la Galerie Denise René, Paris, Institut FranÇais, Athens
- Museo International de la Resistencia Salvador Allende, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
- Ett alternativ - konstruktiv tendens, Galerie Christel, Stockholm
- Collection McCrory Corporation, New York, Museum Louisiana, Humlebaek, and Kulturhuset, Stockholm
- Galerie von Bartha - Galerie Christel - Galerie Nordenhake, Internationale Kunstmesse, Basel
- Galerie von Bartha - Galerie Christel - Galerie Nordenhake - Galerie Teufel, Internationaler Kunstmarkt, Düsseldorf
- konkrete konzepte, Galerie Bossin, Berlin
- 1979
- art abstrait constructif international no. 2, Galerie Denise René, Paris
- Diagonale und Kreis, Galerie von Bartha, Basel
- Konkret, Galerie Nordenhake, Malmö
- Constructive Concepts, Galerie Christel, Stockholm
- Svenskt Avantgarde, Norrköpings konstmuseum
- Museo International de la Resistencia Salvador Allende, Centre Culturel Suédois, Paris
- Galerie Hoffman - Galerie Teufel, Internationale Kunstmesse, Basel
- 15de Biennale Middelheim, Stad Antwerpen - Kunsthistorische Musea, Openiuchtmuseum vor Beeldhouwkunst Middelheim, Belgique
- Galerie Christel - Galerie Nordenhake - Galerie Teufel, Internationaler Kunstmarkt, Cologne
- princip vertikal, Buropa nach 1945 - vertical principle, europe efter 1945, Galerie Teufel, Cologne
- Réalités Nouvelles 1946-56, Galerie Nordenhake, Malmö
- Constructivism and the Geometric Tradition - Selections from the McCrory Corporation Collection, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
- 1980
- Constructivism and the Geometric Tradition - Selections from the Mc Crory Corporation Collection, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
- Dansk-svensk grafik, Jönköpings läns museum
- 1930/80 Arkitektur form konst, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
- Galerie von Bartha, Internationale Kunstmesse, Basel
- Constructivism and the Geometric Tradition - Selections from the McCrory Corporation Collection, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary art, La Jolla, California Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
- Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
- Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf gästar Malmö Konsthall, Malmö Konsthall
- Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
- 10 Jahre Galerie von Bartha Basel, Galerie von Bartha, Basel
- 1981
- Constructivism and the Geometric Tradition Selections from the McCory Corporation Collection, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery and Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City, Missouri
- The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan
- Milwaukee Art Centre, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Hommage à Bærtling, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
Public Collections
- Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Paris
- Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris
- Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
- Tate Gallery, London
- Galleria Nazionale d,Arte Moderna, Rom/Rome
- Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Wien/Vienna Nationalgalerie, Berlin
- Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
- Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Bryssel/Brussels
- Museo de Arte Modemo, Mexico City
- Narodni Galerie, Prag/Prague
- Magyar Nemzeti Muzeum, Budapest
- Kunstmuseum Basel
- Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
- Moderna Museet, Stockholm
- Konstmuseet i Ateneum, Helsingfors/Helsinki Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo
- Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf
- Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum der Stadt Duisburg Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen
- Skulpturenmuseum, Marl
- Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian institution, Washington
- Washington Galleri of Modern Art
- Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta
- Museu de Arte Moderna, Sao Paulo
- Museo Internacional de la Resistencia Salvador Allende
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
- Portland Art Museum, Oregon
- American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Providence, Rhode Island
- Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum, Cambridge
- Rose Art Museum, grandels University, Waltham, Massachusetts
- Columbia University, New York
- New York University
- State University of New York
- Cornell University, New York
- McCrory Corporation, New York
- University of Cambridge, England
- Stockholms universitet
- Stockholms kommun
- Arkiv för dekorativ konst/Museum of Monumental Art, Lund
- Lunds universitet
- Uppsala universitet
- Uppsala kommun
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Milwaukee Art Center, Wisconsin
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio Indiana University, Bloomington
- Grinnell College, Iowa
- Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York
- University of Notre Dame, Indiana
- University of Miami, Florida
- University of Tel Aviv
- Muzeum Sztuki, Lodz
- Musée des Beaux-Arts, Liège
- Svenska institutet i Rom/lstituto Svedese, Rome Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
- Institut Tessin, Paris
- Göteborgs Konstmuseum
- Malmö Museum
- Norrköpings konstmuseum
- Västerås konstmuseum
- Örebro läns museum
- International private collections
- Malmö konsthall, Malmö
- Moderna museet, Stockholm