Backe

Bränngård’s artistic journey was one of remarkable depth. Trained under celebrated Swedish modernist Isaac Grünewald and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, she developed a multidisciplinary career spanning painting, textile art, and architectural glass. Her work was exhibited throughout Scandinavia and in Paris, and her artistic contributions extended to numerous public commissions.

Inscribed Backe in the lower left corner, this intimate composition carries a personal connection to the northern Swedish community where the artist lived and worked. The simplified forms, confident brushwork, and unexpected color relationships reveal an artist interested not merely in depicting a landscape, but in capturing its atmosphere and emotional resonance.

Presented in a beautifully weathered gilt frame with a generous ivory mat, the painting embodies the compelling dialogue between traditional craftsmanship and modernist expression.

Artist: Kerstin Sandberg Bränngård (1917–2020)

“Backe”  Mid-20th century (estimated)

Gouache on paper

Dimensions: 16”W x 13.5″H x .5″D

Sweden

Frame Material: Wood.

Disclaimer: this piece and frame are vintage, they show signs of age. That is why we love it!