Staffan Hallström Ingens fotografi

12.10.2023 - 24.11.2023
Picture This Gallery

Staffan Hallström (1914–1976) is recognized as one of the most important painters in Sweden. He is most known for his painting Ingens Hundar (Nobody´s Dogs), of which he made numerous variations throughout his whole career. In 1971 he did a unique series of painted photo collages in a collaboration with the photographer Hans André. Black and white photographs of urban environments were used as canvases, as Hallström painted his signature motive of stray dogs. Tired and lost, his packs of dogs interact with the city where no humans are seen. Dystopical and cheerless, these pictures can be seen as displays of existential crisis, and a comment on the absurdities of modern-day life in the 1970s.

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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.