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Birger Sandzen (American, 1871-1954), "Southwest Landscape", c.1904; oil/canvas, 12" x 16", signed

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Birger Sandzen (American, 1871-1954),  Southwest Landscape , c.1904; oil/canvas, 12  x 16 , signed
Birger Sandzen (American, 1871-1954), "Southwest Landscape", c.1904; oil/canvas, 12" x 16", signed and dated. Birger Sandzen was born in Sweden, where he studied at the College of Skara and the University of Lund. He furthered his studies in Stockholm and Paris, working with Anders Zorn, Edmond-Francois Aman-Jean, and Georges Seurat. Sandzen was intrigued by the idea of traveling to the United States. Sandzen immigrated to America in 1894, accepting a post at Bethany College (Lindsborg, Kansas). This early work reveals the influence of Post-Impressionism and Pointillism upon Sandzen's work, as well as his introduction to western subject matter, but his palette is still subdued compared to his later work. Sandzen exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. Kansas City Artists, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Taos Society of Art, and the Society of Independent Artists.