'Röd kanna' (Red Jug) by Sture Svenson

artist: Sture Svenson (Swedish 1913-1976) medium: oil on canvas dimensions: 45 x 37 cm canvas size (approx) / 48 x 40 cm frame size (approx) signed dated 1956 on verso label presented in its original frame with patina and age consistent wear AU $1375 (approx US $875 / 835 EUROS / 133,000 yen / 695 GBP - for exact current conversion visit xe.com ) artist biography Arthur Sture Birger Svenson was born April 1, 1913 in Stockholm. He was a Swedish painter and illustrator. Svenson was originally museum assistant at a number of Swedish institutions including the Stockholm City Museum, the County Museum Gävleborg, the Norrbotten Museum in Luleå and the Östersund City Museum. As an artist he was primarily self taught apart from time studying at Barths målarskola (Signe Barth's painting school). He had his first solo exhibition at Färg and Form in 1952 and was one of the first Swedish cubists. The exhibition was followed by solo exhibitions in Norrköping, at the Konstnärshuset in Stockholm and the Lorensberg art gallery. Alongside Erik Jensen an dLars Stenstad he exhibited in Ronneby, and with Elsie Dahlberg-Sundborg in Vällingby. Together with Signe Barth and Holger Gardelius he formed a…