Harbour Pier in Numana, Italy. Vintage Swedish Artist Oil Painting.

In this evocative coastal scene, Gösta Sandberg captures the quiet geometry of a harbour pier in the Italian town of Numana. Painted in the 1960s, the work combines architectural structure with painterly atmosphere, offering a lyrical view of human-made form against sea and sky.

The stepped pier, rendered in muted ochres and earth tones, cuts into the deep blue water with sculptural clarity. A solitary red navigation marker punctuates the horizon, drawing the eye upward through the composition. The backdrop, low cliffs and an expansive, shifting sky, is loosely painted, suggesting weather, movement, and mood.

Sandberg’s brushwork balances solidity and softness. The geometry of the pier is firm and composed, but the water and sky remain fluid, impressionistic. This interplay evokes both permanence and transience, the timeless presence of the harbour set against the ever-changing elements.

With its quiet, meditative tone and subtle use of color, Harbour Pier in Numana reflects Sandberg’s sensitive eye for place and atmosphere. It is a painting not only of a location, but of a moment, stilled, observed, and remembered.

Great vintage condition

Framed size: 49 x 41.5cm / 19.3 x 16.3in

Technique: Oil on canvas

Artist: Gösta Sandberg, Swedish (1915-1995)