Spring Thaw

Drawing

Swedish American Museum

1996.34.1A_Front

Name/Title

Spring Thaw

Entry/Object ID

1996/34:1A

Description

Drawing of a Swedish landscape titled "Spring Thaw" by Artur Bengtsson, received from Birgitta Linde Holm, Aug. 1976. The drawing the artist signature in the lower right-hand corner.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Subject Place

Country

Sweden

Region

Northern Europe

Continent

Europe

Context

Artur Bengtsson was an artist born in 1892 in Norra Vram, a village in Sweden. He studied art in Denmark, and most of his works were etching prints of Scanian landscapes. He passed away in 1970 in Malmö, Sweden.

Acquisition

Accession

1996/34

Source or Donor

Signe Dahlstrom

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Artur Bengtsson

Role

Artist

Place

Country

Sweden

Region

Northern Europe

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Lower right corner

Transcription

Artur Bengtsson

Type

Inscription

Location

Back

Transcription

Spring Thaw / From Birgitta (Gittan) Lindhe Holm / Aug-1976.

Dimensions

Height

13-5/8 in

Width

11-1/4 in

Depth

5/8 in

Copyright

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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