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Birger Sandzén (American, 1871-1954)
Autumn Chord, Smoky Hill River, Kansas, 1950
Oil on Masonite
16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Signed lower right: Birger Sandzén
Signed, titled, and dated on the reverse: Autumn Chord, / Smoky Hill River, Kansas / Birger Sandzén / Lindsborg, Kansas / 1950

PROVENANCE:
The artist;
Private collection, acquired from the above, 1950;
By descent to the present owner.

We thank Cori Sherman North, Curator of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, Kansas, for her invaluable cataloguing assistance. This painting is recorded as #2149 in the Sandzén card catalogue of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery.


More information about Birger Sandzén. See also: Sandzen, Birger, Sandzen, Birger, Sandzén, Sven Birger Artist.

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000.

Condition Report*: Under UV exam, there does not appear to be inpaint. Three small spots of loss in the lower right quadrant. visible under close inspection. Small 1/2 inch spot of loss along the upper right edge.
Framed Dimensions 22 X 26 Inches
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