Harald Bertrand
Scandinavian Coastal Scene
About the SessionSpanning 4 centuries of global art history, The International Sale, presents 127 exceptional lots by artists from 27 countries across five continents. The auction highlights masterworks ranging from 17th century European paintings to post-2000 editions by contemporary artist's such as Mr Brainwash (lot 51), Jim Dine (lots 83-86), Isaac Julien (lot 108), Jeff Koons (45), and Lucas Samaras (lot 107 and 110). The sale is anchored by important pieces from Georg Baselitz, Erik Laubscher, Shirin Neshat, and a newly repatriated 1935 portrait by Irma Stern.
The auction's diversity is driven by rare museum-quality highlights, led by Irma Stern's Two Women (lot 31), which returns to South Africa after decades in a Berlin private collection. It is joined by Erik Laubscher's rare recto-verso painting Young Family / Construction (lot 48), an Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat photographic portrait linked to her award-winning Turbulent installation (lot 66), and a uniquely hand-coloured linocut by German master Georg Baselitz titled Das Pferd, Im Wald und auf der Heide Series (The Horse, in the Forest and on the Heath Series) (lot 72).
LOT 11
Harald Bertrand
Scandinavian Coastal Scene
About this Item
signed and dated 87; inscribed with the artist's name, the title and medium on a Michele Stetton Fine Art label adhered to the reverse
Notes
Harald Bertrand Hansen was an artist described as working during the middle generation of naturalism. He first studied at the Drawing School from 1876 to 1879 and then under Knud Bergslien (1827–1908). After completing his studies, he set up a shared studio in the artists' quarter at Pultosten, where he and other artists received guidance from Christian Krohg and other Norwegian artists.
He made his exhibition debut at the Autumn Exhibition in 1883, showing Autumn Day, Karl Johan (1883). Other works by the artist are held in the collections of the National Gallery in Oslo and the Væringsaasen Collection at the Glomdalsmuseet in Elverum.
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