A snowy forest landscape of a stream through a pine forest. Signed Jens Christian Bennedsen bottom right.
Canvas Size: 17" x 14"
Jens Christian Bennedsen (Danish, 1893-1967)
Newspaper clipping translates to:
From Denmark to Norway Did a well-known painter paint this picture? It is connected in Stavanger from a Danish death estate. The painting was designed by Jens Chr. Bennedsen (1893-1967). His winter landscapes are popular, among other things. he has painted a part from Zoo where I think this is from. He has also painted some pictures from Smaland. The assessment price is NOK 3,500.
Label on back translates to:
Bennedsen, Jens Christian, painter, b. August 13, 1893 in Abild, Jutland. Education: Pupil at Technical School, Further educated partly by Self-study and partly by private Painting schools. Study trips: Norway, Sweden, Sweitz and Italy. Bennedsen is a prominent Landscape Painter who mainly searches for his motifs in meadows, which are situated in the natural state. With a fine understanding he has reproduced the Jutland Heath, the Kiits along the West Coast and the fjords that lead through the open landscape. Vividly, he has portrayed Autumn and Winter in Norway and Sweden with thereby spruce and birch forests in a naturalistic view that shows technical skill and mastery of the interplay of light and color. From 1927 Exhibitor in the Painter's Association in The Fries Building, from 1952 Exhibitor in Charlottenborg, National Art, Separate Exhibitions in Stockholm, Goteborg, Malmo, Copenhagen and Rome. Main work: The originals of Out in our beautiful country Signature: Jens Chr. Bennedsen.
