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Gulbrandt Sether Signed Norwegian American Oil on Canvas of a Venice Canal

$3,375
£2,566.54
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MX$64,554.10
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A Gulbrandt Sether Norwegian American oil on canvas of a Venice canal. Canal De lovo -Venice in a fine and highly detained gilt frame. (Paperwork on reverse). Gulbrand Sether was born in Saerskovbygda, Elverum, Norway, in 1869. He worked on Norwegian ships which traveled as far north as the Arctic Circle. After studying art in Norway with the Norwegian city and landscape painter, Fritz Thaulow, he emigrated to the US in 1893. He worked at numerous odd jobs, as waiter, dishwasher, and train conductor. About 1900 he settled in Chicago's Humboldt Park, an area heavily populated by Norwegian-Americans. He had his own studio and devoted himself to artistic pursuits. He was the author of the book Sønnen paa Hofstad: Norsk-Amerikansk Fortaelling af Gulbrand Sether (Chicago, IL: John Anderson Publishing Co., 1917). Sether died in 1941. Measures: Unframed: 23.25 H, 31 W Framed: 30.5 H, 38.5 W, 3 D.
  • Attributed to:
    Gulbrandt Sether (Painter)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30.5 in (77.47 cm)Width: 38.5 in (97.79 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
  • Style:
    American Classical (In the Style Of)
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1900
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Manhasset, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 422-481stDibs: LU863212004883

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