Bror Anders Wikstrom ART FOR SALE

1854 Stova Lassana, Sweden - 1909 New York City. Known for: Forest landscapes, mountains, sailboats in harbor paintings, nocturnes, costume design.

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Active in New Orleans in the late 19th century, Bror Wikstrom was one of the founders of the Artists' Association of New Orleans. As a young boy, he went to sea and reportedly became a captain. Due to near-sightedness, he ceased being a marine officer and studied at the Royal Academy of Stockholm, and then became a magazine illustrator. His career moved to fine art when, in 1881, he illustrated a story on life at sea and decided to draw scenes about voyages between Holland and New York City. This exposure to America led him to decide to stay in the United States and pursue a painting and illustration career. He was in Florida for a year and then went to New Orleans where cartoons by him appeared on the magazine covers of Mascot in 1883,... Read full biography

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Lot 200 - Louisiana Purchase Auction November 19

Type:Painting

Size:50.25" x 80.25"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Lower Right

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Lot 200 - Bror Anders Wikstrom, "North Sea Fishing Boats", oil on canvas, 1893, signed and dated lower right, framed with artist and title plaque. Provenance: Commissioned by Henry Plauche Dart (1858-1934) for his home at 5931 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA. Estimate: $5,000-7,000

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