Vibrant, abstracted landscape executed in oil on board with pronounced impasto brushwork and an expressive visual language. The composition is structured in broad horizontal fields of colour, with a pale blue sky above deep red and violet tones, complemented by green and yellow accents in the foreground. The simplified forms convey the character of an open heathland through colour, rhythm and contrast. Signed and titled “Ljunghed”. Provenance: artists studio.
Origin: Sweden.
Material: Oil on board.
Dimensions: Visual size 24 × 31 cm, total size 25 × 33 cm.
Period: Late 20th century.
Condition: In very good condition with minor signs of age and use.
Bio:
Lars Bertil Bertle (1925–2026) was a Swedish modernist painter from Helsingborg. Largely self-taught, he did not devote himself to painting full-time until the late 1960s. His work is distinguished by vivid colour and an expressive approach, ranging from southern Swedish landscapes, still lifes and figures to strongly abstracted compositions. Bertle is represented in the collection of Helsingborg Museum, which includes, among other works, an abstract oil painting from his Aniara series.