# Bengt Lindström artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1925-09-03
- Death date: 2008-01-29
- Nationality: Swedish
- Common media: Painting, Graphic art and printmaking, Lithography, Sculpture, Illustration

## Portrait

![Bengt Lindström](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bengt_Lindstr%C3%B6m_1999.jpg/1280px-Bengt_Lindstr%C3%B6m_1999.jpg)
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Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bengt_Lindstr%C3%B6m_1999.jpg

## About Bengt Lindström

Bengt Lindström (1925–2008) was a Swedish artist whose practice encompassed painting, graphic art, printmaking, lithography, illustration, and sculpture. Born in Storsjö Kapell, Sweden, he worked in both Paris and Sweden, giving his career a clear French-Swedish context. He became known for forceful color and expressive imagery, particularly distorted or contorted faces. These recognizable characteristics help explain why his work appears across several collecting categories rather than in painting alone. Collectors may encounter unique paintings and works on paper, graphic editions, lithographs, sculptural objects, mixed-media works, and illustrated publications associated with his name. His identity is documented across museum and international authority records, including Tate, Getty ULAN, VIAF, IdRef, and Wikidata. Because his output crosses media and includes both unique works and editions, correct identification of the object type, technique, authorship, and edition status is important when researching or appraising a work.

## Common works and media

Auction and appraisal contexts commonly include Lindström paintings, drawings and other works on paper, lithographs and graphic editions, sculptures, mixed-media objects, decorative works, and illustrated material. Expressive faces and strongly colored figural imagery are recurring visual associations in the collected sources. Unique works should be separated from prints and other multiples, and edition number, signature, inscriptions, technique, dimensions, condition, and attribution should be recorded before selecting comparable lots.

## Market and appraisal context

Bengt Lindström has an extensive public auction record spanning paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative objects, and editions. A useful appraisal begins by comparing the object with sales of genuinely similar works rather than relying on an artist-wide average. Medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, and attribution confidence can all affect comparability. For prints and other multiples, edition information and the completeness of signatures or numbering require particular attention. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references may provide additional support. Public results should be normalized where possible because reported totals may treat buyer premiums and fees differently, while private transactions and incomplete feeds may not appear in the available record.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2895825
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500030789
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/305873872/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50050886
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/029831148
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/bengt-lindstrom-1515
- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb135234162
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengt_Lindstr%C3%B6m
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengt_Lindstr%C3%B6m
- Wikipedia: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengt_Lindstr%C3%B6m