Mid-20th Century “Samtale” (Conversation) Oil Painting by Norwegian Artist Finn Christiansen
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Measures 18.25” x 22”. Fabulous oil on canvas by one of the pioneers in Norwegian non-figurative visual art in the …
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Measures 18.25” x 22”. Fabulous oil on canvas by one of the pioneers in Norwegian non-figurative visual art in the 1950s and 1960s, Finn Christiansen (1920 - 2009). The title on the painting, “Samtale” is Norwegian for “Conversation”. Did the couple at the table get caught in a clandestine meeting? There appears to be an element of surprise…
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ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHY:
Finn Christiansen, born February 26, 1920, was a Norwegian painter and graphic artist. Christensen was a student at Doro Ording's painting school in 1942. The following year, he began the more formal education at the Norwegian School of Crafts and Art from 1943 to 1944. He then studied at the Norwegian Academy of Fine Arts under Jean Heiberg, Per Krohg and Aage Storstein from 1945 to 1948. In 1959, Finn Christensen traveled to Paris and developed his graphic skills through Stanley William Hayter's free and experimental art education programs in Atelier 17.
Christensen had his breakthrough as a graphic artist at the Autumn Exhibition in 1957, and the graphic display in Galleri KB in 1961. Christensen showed that he had experimented to a superior controlled technique and a fully personal form of expression. He combines geometric and organic forms and the expression becomes more abstract. Christensen attracted particular attention with his imaginative, abstracted serigraphs and etchings. He appeared as a non-figurative painter and as a refined colourist. The form was tight and concise as in some of the graphic magazines. Titles such as Sol, Søyle and Sort figur pointed to the image-forming elements behind the compositions, while Mystikk and Flukt gave expression to experiences and impressions.
Christensen had several decoration commissions, including at the Rikshospitalet (1964), Oslo municipal emergency room (1966), the churches at Lambertseter (1967), Åssiden in Drammen (1968), Ullevål hospital and Aker hospital (1969), Kreditkassen in Oslo (1971) , and the cruise ship Royal Viking Star (1972)
Christiansen is represented in several museum collections including The National Gallery in Oslo, Gothenburg Art Museum, National Museum Stockholm, Statens Museum for Art, Copenhagen and Museum of Modern Art, New York. He was a member of the Arts Council Norway from 1985 to 1988.
Finn Christensen passed away on February 28, 2009 at the age of 89.
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- Dimensions
- 18.25ʺW × 1ʺD × 22ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- Norway
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Canvas
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Chestnut
- Condition Notes
- This original vintage oil on canvas is in excellent condition. It is unframed. This original vintage oil on canvas is in excellent condition. It is unframed. less
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