CONDITION: VERY GOOD WITH NO HOLES, TEARS OR REPAIRS.
APPROXIMATE AGE: THE PAINTING IS FROM 1944.
SIGNED: E. OLESEN (19)44..
THE SIZE: IS 13.6" (34.5 CM) x 17.3"(44.0 CM) WITHOUT THE FRAME.
MEDIUM: OIL ON CANVAS.
THE ARTIST: EYVIND OLESEN IS A WELL LISTED DANISH ARTIST. HE IS A SELF LEARNED ARTIST. HONOURS AND SCHOLARSHIPS: VAN GOGH 1941. EXHIBITIONS: ARTISTS FALL 1935, 1977,, 1940, 1942-43, 1945. SUMMER EXHIBTION AT THE STATE MUSEUM OF ART 1941 TOGETHER WITH NUMEROUS OTHER CENSORED AND SEPARATE EXHIBTIONS IN DENMARK.
(SOURCE: WEILBACHS ART ENCYCLOPAEDIA).
THE ARTISTS STYLE: MODERNISTIC, INSPIRED BY VAN GOGH OFTEN WITH STRONG GREEN AND YELLOW COLOURS.
DESCRIPTION: THE PAINTING SIMPLY SHOWS A SCENERY FROM THE VILLAGE OF SVALLERUP WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN PART OF SJAELLAND (ZEALAND), DENMARK WITH ITS THATCHED COTTAGES AND THE OLD VILLAGE CHURCH. THE MOTIF AND THE STYLE IS QUITE TYPICAL FOR THE PREDOMINANT PART OF EYVIND OLESENS PRODUCTION
IT APPEARS FROM THE ARTISTS HAND WRITING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE FRAME THAT THIS PARTICULAR PAINTING HAS BEEN EXIBITED AT "THE INDEPENDENT" (DEN FRIE) IN 1944.
THE FRAME: IS IN AN GOOD CONDITION BUT WITH SOME RATHER MINOR IRREGULARITIES (PLEASE SEE THE PHOTO). IT MEASURES ABT 1.6" (4.0 CM). READY TO HANG.
BID: BUY IT NOW FOR ONLY $ 269.95 .
SHIPPING & DELIVERY: $ 65.00 (45.00 IN EUROPE) COVERS SHIPPING (PRIORITY) HANDLING AND INSURANCE. EXPECT ABT 5-10 DAYS DELIVERY TIME.
EYVIND OLESEN 1907-1995