Swedish Artist Oscar Reutersvärd Signed Original Pen and Ink Drawing 439
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Swedish Artist Oscar Reutersvärd Signed Original Pen and Ink Drawing 439. This original work features a classic impossible object composition rendered in precise black ink line work on translucent vellum/tracing-type paper. The drawing is inscribed beneath the image “perspective japonaise no 439” and signed by Reutersvärd at lower right. Original signed pen and ink drawing by Swedish artist Oscar Reutersvärd, internationally recognized as the pioneer of “impossible figures” and paradoxical geometric constructions. This original work features a classic impossible object composition rendered in precise black ink line work on translucent vellum/tracing-type paper. The drawing is inscribed beneath the image “perspective japonaise no 439” and signed by Reutersvärd at lower right. This is an original pen and ink drawing by the artist, not a print or reproduction. Approximate size: About 8 x 10 inches. Condition: Vintage condition with light waviness, minor handling wear, faint creasing, and age toning consistent with age and medium. Reverse shows the image faintly through the translucent paper stock. Please review all photos carefully for condition and signature details. History / Bio Oscar Reutersvärd (1915–2002) was a Swedish artist, writer, and professor of art history at the University of Lund. He is widely credited with creating the first “impossible figures” beginning in 1934, predating later optical illusion imagery associated with Roger Penrose and M.C. Escher. Reutersvärd’s mathematically impossible constructions became highly influential in conceptual art, Op Art, geometry-based drawing, and visual paradox illustration. Original signed drawings by the artist are scarce and sought after by collectors of modern Scandinavian art and conceptual geometric works. Search Keywords Oscar Reutersvärd original drawing signed pen ink impossible figure impossible object optical illusion geometric drawing conceptual art Scandinavian art Swedish modernism op art surreal geometry M.C. Escher related Penrose triangle paradox drawing original artwork A1
