{"product_id":"kjell-thorjussen-vintage-norwegian-lithograph-winter-scene-damstredet-signed-and-dated-1987","title":"KJELL THORJUSSEN (b. 1942). Vintage Norwegian Colour Lithograph. Winter Scene: Damstredet. Signed and dated 1987","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a highly decorative 1980s Norwegian lithograph. It would look great in a Scandi-modern interior. It is always nice to get original Norwegian artworks to hang in your interior.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is an orginal lithograph signed, titled and dated by the artist on the bottom margin, as photographed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition show Damstredet Street in central Oslo. The street is very picturesque and is famous for its well-preserved, colorful wooden houses dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is an inhabited, quiet area offering a glimpse into 19th-century Oslo, and it is often described as a \"village within the city\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist has certainly capture the \"olde-worlde\" character of the area. It is a winter evening the snow lies on the streets and roofs of the houses. Trees are bare of any leaves - and a subtle glow is cast over the scene from a hanging lantern.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print is in good condition - it is in its original frame with old clippings relating to the artist and the location on the reverse. It might benefit from being reframed - or getting a new backing board for the frame. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: The frame is 45.5 x 35.5 cm. The image is 30 x 24 cm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will be sent to you with Parcelforce24. This will be applied to your order at the checkout. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBIOGRAPHY: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eKjell Thorjussen is a celebrated Norwegian artist who worked almost exclusively with lithograph. His prints reveal both his skill in the art of drawing and lithography. His subjects often feature naturalistic landscapes or street scenes with picturesque buildings. He tries not to include details of modern life in his artworks and his compositions hardly ever have people in them. He likes to concentrate on winter scenes, coastal landscapes, waterfalls \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor traditional houses. He like to use indirect light to create a glow to the scene and sets buildings in sharp shadows. The use of the lamp in this work is indicative of his use of a warm glow to bring out colours in the composition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eThorjussen was born in Porsgrunn on March 7, 1942. He was educated at the Norwegian School of Arts and Crafts under Olav Mosebekk, Kåre Mikkelsen Jonsborg and Gert Jynge 1965-68, and the Norwegian Academy of Fine Arts under Alf-Jørgen Aas, Arne Malmedal and Halvdan Ljosne 1970-76.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eThorjussen made his debut at the Autumn Exhibition in 1973 and three year later a lithography workshop at Hovseter together with Frans Widerbeder and Reidar Fritzvold. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFrom 1982 to 2019, he ran the workshop on his own\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eHe has held a number of solo exhibitions across the Norway including at the Artists’ Association in 1977 and 1980; at Norske Gragikere in 1992 and at the Hardanger Folkemuseum in 1994 and at the Norsk Skogsmuseum in 1995. Thorjussen has been a member of the Norwegian Graphic Artist since 1972. Examples of his work are in many important Norwegian public collections (he has two painting in the National Museum (Oslo Norway), as well is in many prestigious private ones. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eWorks by this much admired and important Norwegian artist  do not come up so often for sale in the UK. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56253185458555,"sku":"Musselburgh on Wall","price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/kjell-thorjussen-b-1942-vintage-norwegian-colour-lithograph-winter-scene-damstredet-signed-and-dated-1987-international-art-394.webp?v=1781461777","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/kjell-thorjussen-vintage-norwegian-lithograph-winter-scene-damstredet-signed-and-dated-1987","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}