Swede Olle Nordberg studied at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1920-26 and undertook study trips to Italy, Spain, France and Norway, and eventually even to the USSR and Egypt. Nordberg used rustic and rugged design to depict the Stockholm archipelago and northern Sweden. He belonged to a group of artists called the young ones, not to be confused with the young (“the 1909 men”). Nordberg painted Mälaren Swedish landscapes and the heavy earth-bound people in a humorous and imaginative way. His chubby squiggle-like technique and his expressive brushwork were his characteristics. In addition, he created numerous drawings and graphics, mostly lithographs. Nordberg’s studio still exists at Munsö and is now a museum. The full title of the painting exhibited in Berlin is Skier in Winter Landscape. The painting, oil on canvas, is dated 1936 and measures 78.5 x 98 cm.
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