Against a background of classical painting and an interest in the great masters young Evert Lundquist was an oddity in the Swedish art world. Sometimes perceived as outdated by his contemporaries, he was headstrong and uninterested in trends - still it feels he is today a strong contemporary, current and vibrant in its painterly strength. He was never aware of the current art trends in Europe, he preferred to go his own way. After his stays in France, his color perception gained clarity and immediacy, this after a strong influence of the early Impressionist paintings.

Evert struggled to adapt to the Swedish lifestyle after his trips to France, where he was inspired by the light. He felt isolated in the Swedish art world, where 1909 men and the Halmstad Group dominated the art scene. But away from Stockholm city life he spent some time in the archipelago and got back to life and painting with joy. He felt secure in his expression and strove more towards a heavy expressive power with monumental simplified shapes and colors.

Towards the end of 1937, Evert was still experiencing emotional strain and he described his paintings from his period of illness that they have a tendency towards the more morbid side. "It was the year with almost bizarre high voltage, alternating with periods of depression but I created a significant proportion of my art, which I could show in January 1938 at the House of Artists, with paintings of a completely different nature than the debut exhibition. To my surprise, this exhibit was also received well "(" Evert Lundquist - from a målarliv "Nordstedts Publishers 1984, p 88) During the period 1936-38 Evert Lundquist created a series of paintings that are different from his other production. The paintings reveal a strong increasing color fantasy with inhibitions released.

Evert Lundquist was a Swedish artist who studied at various art schools in Sweden and Paris before becoming a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm. Lundquist's artwork style was expressionist, characterized by simplified shapes and masses of color. He was a member of the artist group Duvnäsgruppen and gained international recognition through exhibitions and awards.

Lundquist lived and worked in Drottningholm, Sweden, where his house is now preserved as the Evert Lundquist Ateljémuseum.  He continued to paint until his death in 1994, despite becoming completely blind a few years prior.