{"product_id":"olle-baertling-composition-screenprint-1961-72","title":"OLLE BAERTLING \"YKIRAM\" SCREENPRINT, 1972","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOlle Bærtling (1911-1981) is regarded as one of Sweden’s most important artists of the 20th century and a central figure in the development of postwar geometric abstraction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than treating geometry as a closed and static system, Bærtling developed what became known as “open forms,” using diagonal lines and intersecting planes to suggest movement and infinite expansion. His approach was informed by the European avant-garde, including the work of August Herbin and Fernand Léger, while his own practice extended beyond painting into sculpture and architectural proposals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBærtling’s compositions are characterized by a rigorous relationship between colour, line, and space. His interest in the continuity of form led him to explore sculpture as a natural extension of his paintings, with monumental works conceived to transform their surrounding environments. This ambition reflects his broader belief in abstraction as a visionary language rather than simply a formal exercise. Although his work sometimes met resistance in Sweden, Bærtling remained committed to developing an art that could move beyond the conventional boundaries of the picture plane.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this eye-catching screenprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Bærtling’s open-form language is distilled into a precise arrangement of angular colour fields. The sharply delineated forms appear to move across and beyond the paper, creating an impression of perpetual expansion. The composition is meticulously controlled, yet seems to resist containment. \"Ykiram\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e demonstrates how effectively Bærtling's highly reductive visual language could be translated into print, preserving the intensity of colour and the sense of spatial continuity that define his larger practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBærtling’s work is held in numerous prominent public collections internationally, including the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Tate Modern in London, the Museum of Modern Art and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003ca href=\"mailto:info@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evisit our Toronto gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Ykiram\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1961-72\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScreenprint in colors on wove paper, with full margins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned, dated, and numbered 81\/115, lower margins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e21\"H 29.5\"W (sheet)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22\"H 33\"W (framed)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baertling.com\/en\/collection\/ykiram-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOB-752\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olle Baertling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598120059116,"sku":"09-26","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Olle-Baerling-Composition-1961-72_01.jpg?v=1790706129","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/olle-baertling-composition-screenprint-1961-72","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}