Big focus on vintage photography at Uppsala Auktionskammare

Uppsala Auktionskammare Modern & Contemporary Art, live auction 12:00 Wednesday 14 May

The upcoming May auction at Uppsala Auktionskammare includes a large section of Swedish vintage photography in the catalogue. Over 30 exclusive works by notable Swedish photographers, such as Lennart Nilsson, Kary H. Lasch, Hans Hammarskiöld, Anna Riwkin, Leif Erik Nygårds, Gunnar Smoliansky, and more, are featured.

This significant focus on photography by Sweden’s leading auction house serves as a strong indicator of the rising value and collector demand for Swedish vintage photography.

Modern & Contemporary Art

Live Auction:
Wednesday 14 May at noon (CEST): International Art + Prints & Photography

Viewing: 6 – 12 May, open weekdays 10 AM – 6 PM and weekends 11 AM – 5 PM.

Saleroom: Nybrogatan 20, Stockholm

View the catalogue here

Highlight

Gustaf Fröding by Morén & Goodwin

This portrait of the Swedish writer and poet Gustaf Fröding was taken in 1903 by the hospital supervisor Johan Morén at the Ulleråker Mental Institution. Confined as a patient for his mental issues, Fröding refused to leave his bed; this photo portrays him sitting in his hospital bed wearing a patient’s gown.

Highlight

Kvartsglas, 1960 by Sten Didrik Bellander

Bellander’s work often explores the interplay of light and form. Kvartsglas (1960) is a prime example of this approach, where the simple form of a glass pitcher is elevated through careful composition and masterful use of light and shadow.

Highlight

Sámi boys wrestling in nomad school, 1942 by Anna Riwkin-Brick

This photo shows Sámi schoolboys wrestling in the snow at a nomad school in Lappland. Anna Riwkin-Brick took it in 1942 during one of her reportage trips to northern Sweden, where she documented the life of the Sámi people. During the 1940s, Sámi children were forced into