Olof Walfrid Nilsson, Lapland, on the Road to Abisko, Danish School Oil Painting

1920 - 1940

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

A beautiful early 20th-century landscape painting depicting a mountainous view in Lapland by Swedish painter, Olof Walfrid Nilsson (1868-1956).

It’s titled ‘On The Road To Abisko’, which relates to a small village with fewer than 100 inhabitants. Abisko is also home to one of Sweden’s largest lakes, Torneträsk.

Olof Walfrid Nilsson was known for his dreamlike, somewhat mystical, landscape paintings of Lapland and the surrounding areas. He was born in Värmland county and he’s represented at the Norrköping Art Museum.

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within a frame that could be its original.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 36” x 26” / 91cm x 66cm

Year of creation: c. 1930

Provenance: Denmark

Condition: Very presentable overall.

Artist’s auction highlight: £7,203 achieved for ‘Dagen/Gryningen/Natten’ at an auction in 1999.

Physical Dimensions

Height

66cm (25.98")

Width

91cm (35.83")

Depth

1cm (0.39")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA835393

Description

A beautiful early 20th-century landscape painting depicting a mountainous view in Lapland by Swedish painter, Olof Walfrid Nilsson (1868-1956).

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It’s titled ‘On The Road To Abisko’, which relates to a small village with fewer than 100 inhabitants.

Brave Fine Art

Abisko is also home to one of Sweden’s largest lakes, Torneträsk.

fig 1. Olof Walfrid Nilsson, Lapland, On The Road To Abisko, Danish School Oil Painting — fig 1. Olof Walfrid Nilsson, Lapland, on the Road to Abisko, Danish School Oil Painting

Olof Walfrid Nilsson was known for his dreamlike, somewhat mystical, landscape paintings of Lapland and the surrounding areas. He was born in Värmland county and he’s represented at the Norrköping Art Museum.