'Large Abstract' by Stig Wernheden

artist: Stig Wernheden (Swedish 1921-1997) medium: oil on canvas dimensions: 100 x 61 cm (approx) signed circa 1950s/60s presented in a new hand finished dark stained angled timber frame ** NOTE - this is a large painting and too big to ship via Airmail post. If you are outside of Australia extra shipping will need to be added (we estimate the total shipping would be around AU$350) AU $2975 (approx US $1865 / 1790 EUROS / 291,000 yen / 1515 GBP - for exact current conversion visit xe.com ) artist biography Stig Wernheden was born on September 5, 1921 in Limhamn, Malmö. He was a Swedish painter and graphic artist. Wernheden studied painting for Arwid Karlson and Helge Nielsen at the Essem-skolan in Malmö 1948–1953 and conducted self-study while traveling to France, Yugoslavia, Spain, Italy, Austria and Switzerland. Best known for his still life, figures, landscapes and abstracts. He worked in oil, watercolour and wood and linoleum cuts. His work became increasingly abstract towards the end of the 1950s. Select exhibitions Wernheden had include solo exhibitions at Krognoshuset in Lund, Limhamn and at the Teaterhotellets gallery in Malmö, two artists shows with Olle Hallén at the…