Alexander Borisovich Serebriakoff

Born April 17, 1903, in Södertälje, Sweden, Gunnar Wilhelm Lundberg excelled himself as an art historian, and served as the Swedish cultural attaché to France from 1946. He also established the Institut Tessin, the centre for Swedish culture in Paris.

Having studied at the Sorbonne, Lundberg's career saw him commission several Swedish exhibitions in Paris, establish a Bernadotte museum in Pau in 1951, become chairman of the Societé des amis du Musée Bernadotte, and board member of the Societé de l'histoire de l'art français. He further published the Bulletin historique du Royal Suédois with André Desfeuilles, and Bulletin du Musée Bernadotte with Françoise Debaisieux.

Serebriakoff's interiors are defined by a highly realistic, traditional style that intricately renders each detail. The present work is no exception. Warm wooden herringbone flooring contrasts with the porcelain-white furniture and fern-coloured walls. The two chairs in the foreground, one to the left of the room and the other to the right, as well as the moulding decoration placed near the ceiling, act as a frame for the artist's impression of the room, further emphasising the symmetry of the layout.