Erik Brandt, Swedish Modern Portrait, Oil on Panel, 1960s

Modernist oil portrait by the well-known swedish painter erik brandt (1901- 1987), from the 1960s. Handwritten in the lower left. Oil painting on panel in beautiful original frame.a perfect addition to the interior in the style of mid-century modern or scandinavian modern. Erik brandt (16 august 1901 – 23 september 1987) was a swedish artist. He was the son of the rural postman alexander brandt and nanna nordberg and from 1931 married to ingeborg persson. As an artist, brandt was an autodidact and pursued self-study during trips to paris, normandy and brittany. He participated in group exhibitions in halmstad, helsingborg, trelleborg and klippan as well as with skånes konstförening. His art consists of still lifes, figurative objects and children's pictures in oil and wax chalk.