Gustaf Fjæstad(Sweden, 1868-1948)
Winter landscape with frozen lake
Winter landscape with frozen lake
Signed G. Fjæstad and dated -45. Oil on masonite 76 x 108.5 cm.
More about Gustaf Fjæstad
Gustav Fjaestad was a pupil of Bruno Liljefors and Carl Larsson. He became renound for his depictions of Swedish winter landscapes, often with glistening icecrystals and bubbling water by ice's edge, sometimes lit up by the setting sun, sometimes in scales of grey, white and purple. He also designed templates for woven wallpapers, furniture, and wrought iron. He is represented in major Swedish museums as well as in Vienna and Chicago.
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