Still Life Painting by Hans Larsson

'Still Life with Green Jug' - an original mid-century composition by Swedish artist Hans Larsson (1910-1973). A wonderfully vibrant painting, bursting from the canvas with its uplifting citrus palette and lashings of impasto. Oil on canvas, signed and dated '70. Presented in a vintage frame.

Dimensions not including frame:
Height: 46.5 cm
Length: 61 cm
Depth: 1 cm

Dimensions including frame:
Height: 56 cm
Length: 70 cm
Depth: 3 cm
All measurements are approximate.

CONDITION NOTE:
Painting in very good vintage condition. Vintage frame has been included and shows some signs of wear, scuffs and imperfections. Canvas fixed into frame naively with nails, original frame with separation to angled joins at corner. Painting could be reframed in a modern tray or similar by the new owner if desired. Please see all photos for details.

This product is a vintage item and will show some signs of cosmetic wear/patina. Please refer to photos for reference and if you have any queries regarding the condition of this product, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

ARTIST BIO
Hans Sture Larsson was born in Malmö on 25th May 1910. He was a Swedish painter and designer.

Larsson attended Märta of Ekenstam Painting School (Märta af Ekenstams målarskola), Malmö (1923-24), Malmö Technical Academy (Tekniska yrkesskolan) (1927-30) and Skånska Painting School (Skånska målarskolan) (1931). He then worked in Copenhagen 1928-37. His solo exhibitions include Galerie Moderne, Stockholm (1937), Malmö Museum (1938 and 1941), Stenmans Dotter (Stenmans Daughter) - the gallery of the writer and art dealer Maja Rydman-von Wachenfeldt (nee Stenmann) (1911-1948) - Stockholm (1943), Modern konst i Malmö (Modern Art in Malmö) (1944), Konst-Hallen, Gothenburg (1945) - with Bertil Landelius (1912-1985), Skånska konstmuseum (Skåne Art Museum) in Lund (1945), Galerie Moderne annual 'Modern konst i Hemmiljö' (Modern Art in the Home) exhibition in Stockholm (1948), Malmö Museum (1949), SDS-Centralen, Malmö (1951) and Lilla konstsalongen, Malmö (1956).

Notable group exhibitions include: Grupp, (Group), Malmö (1935) Twenty Swedish Painters New York (1939), Skånska Målare, (Skåne painter), Gothenburg (1940), Tolv Skåningar (Twelve castings), Galerie Moderne, Stockholm (1941), Nutida Svensk Konst (Contemporary Swedish Art), Copenhagen (1942), Nordisk konst (Nordic Art), Gothenburg (1943), Tio Skånska Konstnäre (Ten Scandinavian artists), Färg och Form, Stockholm (1944), Fem år Svensk Kons (Five Years of Swedish Art) Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm (1945), The Nordic Art Associations Exhibition, Oslo (1946), Skavanks Kunst (Skavanks Art) Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (1946), Det Moderna Museet(Modern Museum) Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm (1950), Skånekonstnärer(Skane Artists) Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm (1951),Skånsk 1904-1954 at Skånska konstmuseum, Lund (1954).

The art critic H. Hedemann-Gade wrote in Sydsvenska Dagbladet (22nd March 1954) that Larsson has emerged as one of the Skånes younger (1900s) generation's most talented painters and finest colorists.

Examples of Larsson's work are held in the collections of National Museum (Nationalmuseum) and Moderna Muséet (Modern Museum) in Stockholm, Malmö Museum, Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark), Copenhagen and Landskrona Museum, Sweden.

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