{"product_id":"the-dye-factory","title":"The Dye Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInformation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist: Max Hellberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMedium: Oil on Panel\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 32 x 40 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (Framed): 48.5 x 56.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eDate: c.1930s - 1960s\u003cbr\u003eCondition Report: Excellent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_b25cf35ed2ec84bb\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_e149e423bbcf85af\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lively street scene by Max Hellberg captures the atmosphere of a sunlit urban courtyard belonging to a dye factory. Hellberg conveys daily life here through movement, gesture and spatial relationships, his loose brushwork strikingly resembling a piece painted with Gouache (as opposed to oil). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhitewashed walls dominate the scene, creating a luminous backdrop against which darker doorways, windows and figures emerge with clarity. Small touches of red, yellow and green animate the painting, drawing the eye across the surface and lending a sense of vitality to the almost oriental setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBiography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMax Hellberg (1907 - 1976) was a Swedish painter whose work encompassed landscapes, townscapes, still lifes and genre scenes. Born in Stockholm in 1907, he belonged to a generation of artists who developed their practice outside the major academies; contemporary Swedish sources describe him as largely self-taught, a background that allowed him to cultivate a direct and personal approach to painting. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHellberg exhibited a broad range of subjects throughout his career. Records and surviving works reveal an artist equally at ease depicting Stockholm (and Oriental) streets, mountain landscapes, fishing harbours, floral still lifes and scenes inspired by travel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHellberg maintained a consistent artistic practice over several decades, and his works continue to appear regularly in Scandinavian. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Socha Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56201223766356,"sku":null,"price":320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/5550\/8308\/files\/imgi_55_item_5074316_f854dc54c9copy.png?v=1782165432","url":"https:\/\/sochafineart.com\/products\/the-dye-factory","provider":"Socha Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}