#halmstadgruppen

[i12bent]

Axel Olson (Oct. 22, 1899 - 1986) was a Swedish Surrealist painter, associated with several artists’ groups, such as De Unga and Halmstadgruppen. He had studied extensively in Germany before the Nazi take-over, but after the war he turned to French inspirations instead. Here is partial self-portrait, expressing the painter’s search for himself:

Målaren - Sökaren, 1938 - oil on canvas (Hallands Konstmuseum)

[lionofchaeronea]

Nightly Theme, Sven Jonson, 1938

[magictransistor]

Sven Jonson. Nattligt Tema. 1938.

[japanesemetal]

Paintings by members of the Halmstad Group in the former Halmstad city library, 1953