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SAMI ON SKIS IN NORTHERN LIGHTS

Creator: Frants Diderik Bøe
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
FRANTS DIDRIK BOE (1820-1891)
Lived/active; Norway and France.
Sami on Skis in Northern Lights.
Signed and dated, (l.r.), Frants Boe, 1855.
20” x 17 1/2” with frame.
Oil on canvas, in a period carved gilt frame. Over-all in great condition. Known as one of Norway’s most significant still-life painter, Boe on occasions painted genre scenes. This example of a Sami on skies with the northern lights in the distance is a rare subject matter for any artist.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Signed and dated, (l.r.), Frants Boe, 1855
Period:	19th Century
Creation Date:	1855
Styles / Movements:	Other
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-CE-OC 380
Incollect Reference #:	567784

Dimensions

W.	17 in;	H.	20 in;
W.	43.18 cm;	H.	50.8 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.

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