1950s Large Mid-Century Swedish Modernist Harbor Oil Painting by Dag Björn Hellsing

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This is an expressive oil painting by Swedish artist Dag Björn Hellsing (1923-2006).
We see a a moody Scandinavian harbor … Read more This is an expressive oil painting by Swedish artist Dag Björn Hellsing (1923-2006).
We see a a moody Scandinavian harbor scene rendered in an atmospheric palette of deep blues, greens, and muted greys. Boats, masts, and simple harbor buildings are reduced to strong, almost architectural forms, creating a calm but introspective composition.

Hellsing is known for his landscapes, forest scenes, lakes, and harbor motifs featuring boats and maritime life. In this work, his confident brushwork and balanced abstraction give the painting a distinctly modern character while remaining rooted in figurative landscape tradition.

ARTIST: Dag Björn Hellsing
ERA: Mid 20th century
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
ORIGIN: Scandinavia
IMAGE SIZE: 80 × 59.5 cm (31.5 × 23.4 in)
FRAMED SIZE: 94.7 × 74 × 3.5 cm (37.3 × 29.1 × 1.4 in)
WEIGHT: 2.44 kg
SIGNED: DB. Hellsing
CONDITION: Painting in good vintage condition with some light scratches in down right corner. Inner frame shows age-related wear with red underpaint visible (see photos). See less