Born 1911 in Halmstad, Sweden
Lived and worked in Stockholm, died in Stockholm 1981
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The pioneer Bærtling has a special place in the modern European art history. Thanks to his incessant exploration of what he called The Open Form, he created numerous iconic modernistic works.

Olle Bærtling is represented in numerous public collection world wide including Museum of Modern Art, New York; Guggenheim Museum, New York; Tate Gallery, London; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris; Nationalgalerie, Berlin; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Nationalmuseum, Stockholm; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Smithsonian, Washington; Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and Museu de Arte Moderna, Sao Paulo.