Ole Søndergaard - Modernist Winter City Landscape, Signed (1940, Oil on Canvas)

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Ole Laurits Olsen Søndergaard (1876–1958) – Modernist Winter City Landscape, Signed (1940, Oil on Canvas)
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Artist: Ole Laurits Olsen Søndergaard (Danish, 1876–1958)
Date / Period: 1940
Medium: Oil on canvas
Frame: Gilt wood frame with original nameplate affixed to the bottom center of the frame
Signature: Signed by the artist
Condition: Good; wear consistent with age; age-related wear to edges of frame; remnants of tag present en verso
Dimensions: 28"W × 24.8"H
Subject: Snow covered city landscape of Roskilde, Denmark
Provenance / Notable Marks: Original nameplate on frame; remnants of tag en verso

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Oil on canvas, 1940 modernist winter city landscape by Danish artist Ole Laurits Olsen Søndergaard, depicting a snow covered view of Roskilde. Signed by the artist. Housed in a gilt wood frame with the original nameplate affixed to the lower center of the frame. Remnants of a tag are present on the verso. The work presents in good condition, with wear consistent with age, including age-related wear to the edges of the frame. Please refer to accompanying photographs for further condition details.

Artist Biography:
Ole Laurits Olsen Søndergaard (1876–1958) was a Danish landscape painter and church decorator. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (1898–1900) and under Kristian Zahrtmann at Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler (1902). He exhibited regularly at Charlottenborg from 1915 and is best known for his winter landscapes of Roskilde and the surrounding fjord, often compared to his contemporary L.A. Ring. Søndergaard also worked extensively on church restorations and decorations, including work at Roskilde and Aarhus Cathedrals, as well as several parish churches. He received the Eckersberg Medal in 1945 and the Thorvaldsen Medal in 1952.

Public Collections / Museum Holdings:
Søndergaard's works are represented in the following institutions:

National Museum of Denmark

Roskilde Cathedral

Aarhus Cathedral

Church of Our Saviour, Esbjerg

St John's Church, Vejle

Sct Nikolai Church, Holbæk

Jerslev Church See less