Mamma Andersson
Growth#60
Egon Investment Scores
Liquidity
6/10
How easily works can be bought and sold at auction
Institutional
9/10
Museum collections, biennials, and institutional recognition
Momentum
7/10
Recent price trends, gallery moves, and market buzz
Discovery
2/10
Undervaluation opportunity relative to peer artists
Risk
1/10
Investment risk factors — higher means more volatile
Market Position
- Primary Market
- Notes
- Contact galleries directly for current pricing on paintings; prints through secondary market and galleries
- Availability
- Works available through David Zwirner, Stephen Friedman Gallery, and Galleri Magnus Karlsson
- Pricing Status
- Gallery-controlled
- Auction History
- Date
- 2008
- Work
- Heimat Land
- Notes
- This remains the artist's highest auction result
- Price USD
- $1,029,545
- Sold Lots
- 61
- Auction House
- Christie's London
- Price Evolution
- Notes
- Prices strongest for major paintings from 2000s; more recent works through primary galleries
- Peak Period
- 2008 (record at Christie's London)
- Prints Editions
- $3,500 - 20,000 USD
- Current Range Paintings Sek
- 900,000 - 2,200,000
- Current Range Paintings USD Approx
- 85,000 - 210,000
- Price Range USD
- 32 - 1,029,545
- Recent Activity
- Active secondary market with 2024-2025 sales
- Total Lots Tracked
- 86
- Recent Notable Sales
Work Year Auction House Estimate Sek Hammer Price Sek Sale Date Status On Tenterhooks 2005 — — — Objekt 2000 Bukowskis Stockholm 1,500,000-2,000,000 $2,200,000 April 2025 — Runda bordet — Bukowskis Stockholm 1,000,000-1,200,000 $1,700,000 April 2025 — Dolly (2016) — — March 2025 Auction closed Faces (2010) — — August 2024 Auction closed - Primary Auction Venue
- Bukowskis Stockholm (44 lots)
- Market Characteristics
- Liquidity
- Moderate - approximately 10-15 lots annually
- Price Trend
- Stable with occasional exceptional results
- Medium Breakdown
- Paintings command highest prices; prints/multiples available $3,500-20,000 range
- Geographic Demand
- Strong in Scandinavia, established international market
- Sell Through Rate
- 33.3% (last 36 months per Artsy)
- Geographic Concentration
- Sweden (41 sales)
Institutional Presence
- Exhibitions
- Biennials Fairs
Year Event Role 2018 33rd Bienal de São Paulo Artist and co-curator ('Stargazer II' presentation) 2003 50th Venice Biennale Nordic Pavilion representative for Sweden - Major Exhibitions Solo
Title Year Dates Venue A history over and over again 2025 June 27 - September 14, 2025 He Art Museum, Foshan, China Nordic noir: works on paper from Edvard Munch to Mamma Andersson 2025-2026 October 9, 2025 - March 22, 2026 The British Museum, London Efter Hill / After Hill 2024 March 16 - April 20, 2024 Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm Adieu Maria Magdalena 2023 October 2023 David Zwirner, Paris Tal R & Mamma Andersson - About Hill 2022-2023 October 2022 - February 2024 Kunsten Museum Aalborg / Malmö Konstmuseum / Museum MORE Humdrum Days 2021 June 2021 Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark The Lost Paradise 2020 March 4 - July 31, 2020 David Zwirner, New York Memory Banks 2018 October 2018 Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati Solo Exhibition 2017 — Stephen Friedman Gallery, London Behind the Curtain 2015 — David Zwirner, New York Dog Days 2011-2012 October 23, 2011 - February 5, 2012 Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany Who is sleeping on my pillow 2010 — David Zwirner, New York First US Solo Museum Exhibition 2010 — Aspen Art Museum, Colorado Solo Exhibition 2009 — Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin Mid-Career Survey 2007 — Moderna Museet, Stockholm / Kunsthalle Helsinki / Camden Arts Centre, London Rooms Under the Influence 2006 — David Zwirner, New York
- Museum Collections
Institution Location The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York, USA Centre Pompidou Paris, France Moderna Museet Stockholm, Sweden Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Humlebæk, Denmark Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) Los Angeles, USA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) San Francisco, USA Hammer Museum Los Angeles, USA Dallas Museum of Art Dallas, USA National Gallery of Art Washington DC, USA The British Museum London, UK Göteborgs Konstmuseum Gothenburg, Sweden Malmö Konstmuseum Malmö, Sweden Magasin III Stockholm, Sweden Västerås Konstmuseum Västerås, Sweden National Museum Oslo, Norway National Public Art Council Stockholm, Sweden - Awards and Recognition
Year Notes Award 2018 Prestigious European art award Daniel and Florence Guerlain Drawing Prize 2006 Prestigious prize for Nordic contemporary painting with touring exhibition Carnegie Art Award
Career & Biography
- Career
- Early Career
- Started painting landscapes while pushing children in pram around Stockholm; worked as guard at Moderna Museet which influenced her development
- Identity
- Family
- Partner
- Jockum Nordström (artist)
- Children
- Two sons
- Alternate Names
- Mamma AnderssonKarin AnderssonAndersson, Karin Mamma
- Current Location
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Artistic Context
Artistic Profile
- Style
- Figurative painting with elements of abstraction; Nordic romanticism merged with contemporary psychological narrative
- Influences
- Influences on Others
- Influential figure in contemporary Nordic painting; referenced in discussions of current figurative painting revival; inspiration for younger Swedish artists
- Visual Language
- Themes and Subjects
- Domestic interiorsNordic landscapes (snow, forests, wooden cabins, mountains)Melancholic still lifesSparse figures in theatrical settingsTheater sets and stage-like compositionsFound imagery and art historical referencesMemory and psychological statesMemory and timeDreams and subconsciousIsolation and melancholyNordic folklore and mythologyEveryday domestic life as 'lightning bolts'Art history and quotationPsychological states and interiorityQuiet menace and ambiguity
- Movements and Periods
- Period
- Early (1990s)
- Characteristics
- Focus on landscapes inspired by daily walks with children; Nordic scenery
- Period
- Mature (2000s-2010s)
- Characteristics
- Complex interiors, art historical references, theatrical compositions; Venice Biennale representation
- Period
- Current (2020s)
- Characteristics
- Simpler compositions, material experimentation (cotton canvas, oil bars, rabbit skin glue), continued engagement with Carl Fredrik Hill and art history
- Techniques and Mediums
- Signature Techniques
- Combination of textured brushstrokes and loose washesThin layers of oil and acrylic on panel or canvasDeliberate crude, heavy-handed application contrasted with delicate transparencyUse of wood panels with visible grain textureRepeated applications and overpaintingStark graphic lines mixed with painterly passagesUnframed works with rough carpentry
Critical Reception
- Critical Reception
- Critical Consensus
- Described as 'one of the most important painters of her generation' (Louisiana Museum)
- Praised for unique combination of textured brushstrokes, loose washes, stark graphic lines
- Noted for 'painterly ambiguity' and integration of past/present, abstraction/figuration
- Compared stylistically to Peter Doig, David Hockney, Édouard Vuillard
- Recognized for 'Bergmanesque sensibility' and Nordic melancholy
- Artforum: 'Strong artists re-create art history through their works, and Andersson does so with confidence and aesthetic acuity'
- Catalogues Monographs
Title Year Venue Contributors Publisher Mamma Andersson: The Lost Paradise 2021 — Karl Ove Knausgaard David Zwirner Books Mamma Andersson: Humdrum Days 2021 Louisiana Museum Karl Ove Knausgård, Magnus Florin, Barry Schwabsky — Tal R & Mamma Andersson About Hill 2022 Kunsten Museum / Malmö Konstmuseum / Museum MORE — — Mamma Andersson 2007 Moderna Museet Ann-Sofi Noring, Kim Levin, Midori Matsui Steidl Aspen Art Museum catalogue 2010 — Heidi Zuckerman, Laura Hoptman (MoMA), Dominic Molon —
- Publications and Media
- Major Publications Reviews
Coverage Publication Multiple reviews spanning 2006-2024 Artforum Regular coverage of exhibitions The Art Newspaper Feature articles The Guardian — Apollo Magazine Auction analysis Christie's Daily Exhibition reviews The New Yorker
Gallery & Representation
- Fair Presence
- Art Fair Participation
- Art Basel (multiple years with Stephen Friedman)Art Basel Hong Kong (David Zwirner)Art Basel Miami Beach (Stephen Friedman)Frieze Seoul 2022 (Stephen Friedman)West Bund Art & Design Shanghai (Stephen Friedman)CHART Art Fair Copenhagen (Galleri Magnus Karlsson)
- Representation
- Market Presence
- Availability
- Works available through galleries; strong primary market control
- Gallery Tier
- Tier 1 representation with David Zwirner
- Geographic Reach
- International (North America, Europe, Asia)
- Secondary Market
- Active auction presence, particularly in Sweden
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