Contemporary Modernist Style Swedish "Houses at Midnight" Framed Street Scene Oil Painting, 1998

Houses at midnight. Size: 40 X 65 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas. A delightful modernist-style composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1998. This picturesque composition presents a night scene of a quiet neighborhood filled with houses. The scene is set under a beautiful blue sky, and a luminous crescent moon graces the night sky. The artist has used very fine brushstrokes to create a smooth, even finish, imbuing the painting with a sense of playfulness, yet skilfully capturing the stillness of the night. There is a sincerity to the painting’s simplicity, both in vision and in execution. Its ‘naïve’ character captures what many modernists seek – to move away from what they see as the insincere sophistication of art created within the traditional system. This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary deep and ridged silver frame that suits the painting very well. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.