Original Danish-Swedish Oil on Canvas – “Frukt” by Bente Bjerregaard – Dated 1989 –Vintage & Framed – 56 × 68 cm (22.0" × 26.8") Outer Dimensions: 59 × 70 cm (23.2" × 27.6")
A vibrant still life composition by Danish-Swedish artist Bente Bjerregaard, painted in oil on canvas, monogrammed BBj, and signed, dated 1989 on the back. Frukt conveys a lively interplay of colour and form, capturing the richness of fruit in expressive painterly detail. Presented in its frame and in good vintage condition.
Details
- 🖼 Medium: Oil on canvas
- ✍ Artist: Bente Bjerregaard (1932–2023), monogrammed BBj, signed and dated 1989 (verso)
- 📍 Title / Motif: Frukt
- 📏 Canvas Dimensions: 56 × 68 cm (approx. 22.0" × 26.8")
- 📐 Outer Dimensions (incl. frame): 59 × 70 cm (approx. 23.2" × 27.6")
- 📦 Condition: Good vintage condition
- 🖼 Presentation: Framed
Artist & Provenance
Bente Bjerregaard (1932–2023) was a Danish-Swedish artist with a long and well-established career. She studied in Copenhagen at institutions including Tekniske Skola and Glyptoteket, later continuing her education at Målarskolan Forum in Malmö, where she also pursued graphic studies. This foundation gave her a secure sense of form, colour, and composition.
After moving to Sweden in 1959, she worked primarily in Skåne, where the landscape and light around her home in Björnstorp outside Genarp became recurring sources of inspiration. Influenced by Paul Cézanne, Karl Isakson, and Henri Matisse, her motifs often included landscapes, still lifes, and figurative representations, executed in a colourful and personal style that combined Nordic sensibility with expressive visual language. Her works are frequently signed BBj.
Bjerregaard exhibited widely in Sweden and Denmark, with solo exhibitions in Malmö, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Stockholm, and Västerås, among others.
Collector’s Note
All artworks in our collection are original or second-hand. While any major flaws are noted, natural signs of age — such as patina, surface wear, or frame wear — are part of each piece’s unique history and charm.
