Helmer Osslund
The Lapporten Valley, Lapland
Estimate:
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Property from the Collection of Sir Michael Smurfit
The Lapporten Valley, Lapland
The Lapporten Valley, Lapland
Estimate:
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Lot sold:
52,920
GBP
Property from the Collection of Sir Michael Smurfit
Helmer Osslund
Swedish
1866 - 1938
The Lapporten Valley, Lapland
signed Helmer Osslund. lower left
oil on canvas
Unframed: 96 by 132cm., 37¾ by 52in.
Framed: 115 by 149.5cm., 45¼ by 58¾in.
This work is in good overall condition.
The canvas has been relined.
There is some scattered localised hairline craquelure. There are a few scattered small spots of paint loss, notably one near the centre, one in the foliage in the lower left, and some spots in the water towards the right. Some spots may benefit from localised consolidation however overall the artist's paint surface with its thick impasto appears to be stable.
There is a small puncture near the centre of the left edge, and a small repair (which has not been infilled) in the mountains in the upper centre, which is visible in the illustration but not visually distracting.
Ultra-violet light reveals a small stroke of retouching in the lower-right corner, and no other notable signs of retouching.
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