Name/Title
PaintingEntry/Object ID
2016.23.5Description
Unframed oil painting on canvas by Fritiof Persson. Landscape with large mountain-like rocks in brown and grayish-blue colors, green grassland, and bushes in green and white color. In the forefront is an edge of a blue and grayish-brown lake with gray rocks and an area of green shrubbery. In the distance is a blue sky with an area of densely situated grayish white nimbo-stratus-like clouds.Type of Painting
EaselContext
Fritiof Persson was a Swedish artist born in 1897. He immigrated to the United States after serving in the Canadian Army in WWI. After studying at the Art Students League of New York, he moved to Los Angeles around 1930. He became known for his desert landscape paintings of the Mojave of Colorado deserts. He passed away in San Bernardino, CA in 1957 due to a gastric ulcer. Persson exhibited at the Scandinavian-American Art Society in 1939.Acquisition
Accession
2016.23Source or Donor
Susan PatronAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Fritiof PerssonRole
ArtistTime Period
20th CenturyInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Front, lower right cornerTranscription
Fritiof PerssonDimensions
Height
23-1/2 inWidth
19-1/2 inDepth
5/8 inCopyright
Copyright Details
Ownership was legally transferred to the Swedish American Museum per the gift agreement. Certain works may be protected by copyright not governed by the Swedish American Museum.Restrictions
This collection is open to research and does not contain sensitive information.Reproductions
Notes
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