Muted Tides, 1964. Vintage Swedish Oil Painting by Iwan Broberg

A lyrical and atmospheric composition by Iwan Broberg, dated 1964, where abstraction meets the suggestion of landscape. Executed in oil on board, the painting is defined by its confident, palette-knife handling and richly textured surface, with sweeping horizontal movements that evoke a coastal horizon or windswept shoreline.

Broberg works within a restrained yet expressive palette of cool greens, soft blues, and muted sandy tones, punctuated by subtle highlights that suggest shifting light across water and land. The thick impasto lends the piece a tactile, almost sculptural quality, capturing both motion and stillness in the same breath.

Rooted in the Scandinavian modernist tradition of the mid-20th century, the work reflects a sensitivity to nature filtered through abstraction, less a depiction than an impression, where mood and gesture take precedence over detail. The result is a quietly evocative painting, balancing spontaneity with compositional harmony.

Great vintage condition. 

Framed size: 41 x 35cm / 16.1 x 13.8in

Technique: Oil on board

Artist: Iwan Broberg, Swedish (1887-1975)