Two Sisters 1923

Vilhelm Lundstrom made this painting of two sisters, likely sometime in the first half of the 20th century, using oil on canvas. Lundstrom approaches the painting with a kind of chunky simplicity. You can really see the marks, the brushstrokes are like firm, deliberate pats of color, building up these figures in a way that’s both solid and kind of tender. The blues, the way they shift in tone, it's all so considered. Look at the way the light falls on the dress of the sister on the left, how the color changes from a darker, almost navy blue, to a brighter, more vibrant hue. There’s a real physicality to the paint here, a sense of weight and presence that makes you want to reach out and touch it. The texture isn’t smooth or blended; you can see the individual strokes, the artist’s hand in action. You might see hints of artists like Fernand Leger, who was working at a similar time, though Lundstrom's work feels more intimate, less monumental. Ultimately, art is about seeing and feeling, not about knowing, and this painting invites us to see and feel deeply.