Perrotin New York is pleased to present the first survey exhibition in the United States of the late Norwegian-born painter Anna-Eva Bergman (1909-1987), entitled Revelation. A central figure in the development of European modernism, Bergman abstracted the landscapes of Norway into spiritually transcendent compositions. Despite Bergman’s colorful life and strikingly original creative output, there has yet to be such a spotlight on her talent — a situation that is soon to change, given a major pair of retrospectives set to open at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris and the National Museum of Oslo in 2023.

This interview is with Thomas Schlesser, the director of the Hans Hartung and Anna-Eva Bergman foundation.

N°63-1961 Big universe with small squares, 1961. Oil and metal sheet on canvas Framed: 198.2 × 208 × 6 cm. Photographer: Claire Dorn. ©Anna-Eva Bergman /ADAGP, Paris & ARS, New York 2022. Courtesy Fondation Hartung -Bergman & Perrotin

Anna-Eva Bergman N°59-1962 Small golden fire on black, 1962 Tempera and metal sheet on canvas Unframed: 24 1/16 x 19 11/16 inch Framed: 25 7/8 x 21 9/16 x 1 9/16 inch ©Anna-Eva Bergman/ADAGP, Paris & ARS, New York 2022. Courtesy Fondation Hartung-Bergman & Perrotin

Anna-Eva Bergman N°17-1976 Nunatak II, 1976 Acrylic and metal sheet on canvas Unframed: 98 7/16 x 78 3/4 inch Framed: 101 3/8 x 81 9/16 x 2 3/8 inch ©Anna-Eva Bergman/ADAGP, Paris & ARS, New York 2022. Courtesy Fondation Hartung-Bergman & Perrotin