Towards a Soft Horizon. Vintage Swedish Oil Painting by Mats Rydstern

Beautiful vintage oil painting by renowned Swedish artist Mats Rydstern, depicting a landscape from the Swedish west coast. The composition shows a gently rolling coastal terrain with sparse vegetation and an open view toward the sea.

Mats Rydstern is known for his expressive yet restrained approach to landscape painting. Working primarily in oil, he focused on Swedish nature and coastal scenery, often emphasizing light, atmosphere, and painterly movement rather than detailed topography. His works from the late 1970s and 1980s show a confident, free brushwork and a clear affinity with the Scandinavian landscape tradition.

Executed with a muted yet luminous palette of sandy yellows, soft greens, blues, and earthy tones, the present work captures the characteristic light of the west coast and conveys both openness and calm.

A solid example of Swedish landscape painting from the early 1980s.

Great condition.

Framed size: 50 x 38.5cm / 19.7 x 15.2in

Technique: Oil on canvas on board.

Artist: Mats Rydstern, Swedish (b. 1952)