Mountain Village

Mountain village scene painted by Swedish-born post-impressionist Ivan Agueli (1869-1917) Painted ca 1916-17. Born John Gustaf Agelii, Agueli... more

by Ivan Agueli

Title

Mountain Village

Artist

Ivan Agueli

Medium

Painting - Print On Paper

Description

Mountain village scene painted by Swedish-born post-impressionist Ivan Agueli (1869-1917) Painted ca 1916-17. Born John Gustaf Agelii, Agueli converted to Islam and became a wandering Sufi, painter and author. His unique form of post-impressionism blended colors to create depth and distance, innovations that have seen him recognized as a founder of Swedish contemporary art. Stranded in Spain after the outbreak of World War I, the penniless Agueli left to return to Sweden but was killed by a train at a crossing near Barcelona. The philanthropist and artist Prince Eugen Bernadotte of Sweden paid for the return of Agueli's paintings and belongings to Sweden; most of his work is now found at the Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Modern Art and the Aguéli Museum in Sala, his birthplace. This painting, which looks Spanish rather than North African, would have been one of his last.

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August 4th, 2017