Original Frode Dann Watercolor Painting 1941.

Rare, original early Frode Neilsen Dann watercolor.

30 in x 22 1/2 in

Painting does show signs of age and wear and needs cleaned but still a nice representation of Frode Dann’s work.

Frode Neilsen Dann

(1892-1984)

Frode Neilsen Dann was a painter born in Jelstrup, Havbro, Denmark on September 10, 1892. Dann studied at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen and worked there as a restorer for the National Museum for ten years. He arrived in the U.S. in 1926 and soon settled in southern California. He was a resident of Santa Barbara and Pasadena through the 1960s. In Pasadena he worked as director and teacher at the School of Fine Arts and was an art critic for a local newspaper for many years. He died in Denmark in March 1984.

Member: California Watercolor Society; Pasadena Art Association.

Exhibited: Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; Santa Barbara Museum, 1944.

Source:

Hughes, Edan M. Artists In California 1786-1940. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Sacramento: Crocker, Art Museum, 2002. N. pag. 2 vols. Print.