Name/Title
LithographEntry/Object ID
2020.3.1Description
Lithograph by Birger Sandzén. It shows a scene of a house, Nils Gustaf's, on a farm. The house is surrounded by trees and has a road in the foreground. The lithograph is mounted and frame in a gold and white frame. The artwork is signed and labeled "Nils Gustaf's House" at the bottom corner.Type of Print
LithographContext
Birger Sandzén was born in 1871 in Västergötland, Sweden. Sandzén studied art with Arvid Nyholm, Anders Zorn, and Richard Berg in the Arts League of Stockholm, and with Edmond François Aman-Jean in Paris in the late 19th century. In the 1890s, he moved to Lindsborg, Kansas and taught art at Bethany College until 1946. Sandzén was a prolific painter and printmaker throughout his life until he passed away in 1954. His work is characterized by landscape scenes of the American West and Southwest, particularly Utah and New Mexico.Acquisition
Accession
2020.3Source or Donor
Reese, Lauralee CarlsonAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Lauralee ReeseMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Birger SandzénRole
ArtistManufacturer
Western Lithographic Co.Date made
1938Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
LindsborgState/Province
KansasCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Bottom leftTranscription
Birger Sandzén 1938Lexicon
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Sandzén, Birger, 1871-1954Dimensions
Height
22-1/2 inLength
26-1/2 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Birger SandzénRelated Places
Place
City
LindsborgState/Province
KansasCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaReproductions
Notes
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