FRITS THAULOW | PRÆSTEGAARD I NORGE (CLERGY HOUSE IN NORWAY)

Probably, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris 

Private Collection, Oslo (acquired circa 1935 until at least 1988)

Private Collection, Canada (by descent from the above) 

Thence by descent to the present owner 

In the present work, Norwegian Impressionist painter Frits Thaulow depicts a clergy house covered in snow. Præstegaard I Norge was painted near Lillehammer, Norway, where the artist traveled during the winter of 1905-06 to paint the Mesna river. Thaulow also had strong ties with France and its artistic circles. Not only was he the brother-in-law of Paul Gauguin (through his first marriage) and a close friend of Claude Monet, he was also represented by the Parisian dealer Galerie Georges Petit, where the present lot was exhibited the year it was completed.

We would like to thank Vidar Poulsson for kindly confirming the authenticity of this lot.