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 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 pack 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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