ARTIST: Fritz Staehr-Olsen is
a well-listed Danish artist, who had several works offered at auctions and
displayed in exhibitions. Staehr-Olsen also spent a lot of his career painting for
theatres – e.g. in Vienna and the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. He also went on
study trips to Egypt, Palestine, London and Italy.
PAINTING:
Oil on board. The painting is a detailed and very vivid rendering of a windy
day in the countryside with a cloudy sky, leaning trees and a woman surrounded
by chickens in the farmyard. Signed: “Fritz Stæhr-Olsen 1912” in the lower
right corner.
SIZE: With frame: 54 cm/21.3" * 44 cm/17.3". Without frame: 40 cm/15.7" * 30 cm/11.8".
CONDITION: The painting is in great ready-to-hang condition - no holes, tears or missing paint. The frame has minor scratches.