Gustaf Wolmar, Vordingborg Fair - Antique Oil Painting

1900 - 1920

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

It’s 1921 in Vordingborg, Denmark and the fair is in town. Queues of locals wait for tickets to a pendulum ride - above them the excited shrieks of others. A brightly-dressed performer builds anticipation - her arms outstretched. The good times are palpable on the bright Danish coast.

This vibrant scene by Swedish artist, Gustaf Wolmar, captures the spirit of a fair with expressive brushwork and a warm, harmonious palette. Figures are created with vigour - gestural marks laid down with energy and immediacy. And note the movement, a few clever twists of the brush bringing life to static forms.

Wolmar lived in Vordingborg from around 1917 and he probably took his son, Klas, to this fair. A letter provides further provenance and it’s included with the painting.

Housed within a period frame and signed/dated.

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Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 32” x 28” / 81cm x 72cm

Year of creation: 1921

Condition: Overall very presentable. Frame with some age-related wear.

Artist’s auction highlight: £1,408 achieved for an oil painting in 1995.

Physical Dimensions

Height

72cm (28.35")

Width

81cm (31.89")

Depth

4cm (1.57")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA881391

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This vibrant scene by Swedish artist, Gustaf Wolmar, captures the spirit of a fair with expressive brushwork and a warm, harmonious palette.

Brave Fine Art

Figures are created with vigour - gestural marks laid down with energy and immediacy. And note the movement, a few clever twists of the brush bringing life to static forms.

fig 1. Gustaf Wolmar, Vordingborg Fair - Antique Oil Painting

Wolmar lived in Vordingborg from around 1917 and he probably took his son, Klas, to this fair. A letter provides further provenance and it’s included with the painting.

Housed within a period frame and signed/dated.