Lennart Nilsson Kongo

30.11.2023 - 09.02.2024
Picture This Gallery

This exhibition features a selection of photographs from the journey to the former Belgian Congo that Lennart Nilsson undertook together with journalist Svante Löfgren, commissioned by the Black Star photo agency in 1948.

Nilsson’s pictures from Congo were published in several international magazines such as Life Magazine, Illustrated, and Heute. And, was later exhibited in the FOMU photo museum in Antwerpen in 2022.

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Lennart Nilsson LIFE cover, 1965

Portrait of an 18-week-old human fetus by Lennart Nilsson. This iconic photo crowned the cover of LIFE Magazine, on April 30, 1965. The issue featured his reportage ‘Drama of Life Before Birth’, which showed the human embryo’s development in the womb.

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Château de Chambord Henry Fox Talbot, 1843

In 1843, pioneering photographer Henry Fox Talbot captured this image of Le Château de Chambord, one of France’s most iconic architectural marvels. Talbot’s photograph, taken using his innovative calotype process, stands as a testament to his groundbreaking contributions to the art of photography.

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Staffan Hallström Ingens Hundar

Staffan Hallström first introduced these enigmatic compositions in his paintings under the title ‘Ingens hundar’ (Nobody’s Dogs) in the early 1950s, and they would follow him throughout his life. As one of Sweden’s most cherished painters of the 20th century, his stray dogs have become an icon in Swedish modern art.