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Svavar Gudnason (b. Hornafjord 1909, d. Reykjavik 1988)

“Myllan” (The Mill), 1942. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. Painted recto et verso. 63×81 cm.

Literature: Halldór Laxness: “Svavar Guðnason - Vor Tids Kunst 67”, Copenhagen, 1968, ill. p. 49 (the book is enclosed). Exhibited: “Corner- og Høstudstillingen”, Den Frie Udstilling, Copenhagen, 1942, cat. no. 88, ill. in the catalogue, titled here “Landskabsbillede” (Landscape painting) (the catalogue is enclosed). Exhibited: “Svavar Guðnason”, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, 1960, cat. no. 9 (stamped on the stretcher). Exhibited: “Yfirlitssýning Svavars Guðnasonnar” (Retrospective exhibition), Listasafn Íslands (National Gallery of Iceland), Reykjavík, Iceland, 1990, cat. no. 18. Provenance: Mrs. Ellen Olsen, Aalborg. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.

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Auction

Paintings & sculptures, 24 September 2019

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100,000–125,000 DKK

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100,000 DKK