Description: Wonderful original charcoal illustration by Nils Hogner picturing the biblical story of Saul and the Witch of Endor. This very masterful illustration has a very dramatic composition, with wonderful shadows adding to the intensity of the scene. Nils Holger studied at the Boston School of Painting, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, and, re-crossing the ocean, at the Rhodes Academy in Copenhagen, Denmark. He also became a pupil of Russian artist, Leon Gaspard (1882-1964); and Swedish painter, Ivar Nyberg (1855-1925).He became a professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Exhibition venues included the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford; Whistler House in Lowell, Massachusetts; the Albany Institute of History and Art, and the Albuquerque Museum. It is signed and titled on the bottom left. Approx. Dimensions: Length: 19 3/4" Width: 15 1/16" Condition: Good condition, some small tears and pin holes that are pictured, along with some foxing to the paper. Please see photos for complete description. ID. 30 Loc. E
Price: 270 USD
Location: San Diego, California
End Time: 2024-11-26T23:32:52.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Item Width: 15 1/16
Production Technique: Illustration
Item Height: 19 3/4
Subject: Biblical
Size: Medium
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Material: Cardboard, Charcoal, Paper
Time Period Produced: 1900-1924
Artist: Nils Hogner
Year of Production: 1920s
Style: Illustration Art
Signed: Yes
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Theme: Religious
Type: Drawing
