{"product_id":"abstract-geometric-composition-by-frithjof-smith-hald","title":"'Abstract Geometric Composition' by Frithjof Smith-Hald","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eartist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Frithjof Smith-Hald (Norwegian\/Swedish 1909-1989)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e serigraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 43 1\/2 \u003cspan\u003ex 33 1\/2 cm image size\u003c\/span\u003e \/ 59 x 50 cm framed (approx)\u003cbr\u003esigned and numbered limited edition - 5\/10\u003cbr\u003edated 63\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* October 15, 2026 - currently being framed with a new archival mat and backing and hand finished timber frame with non-reflective UV glass. Due back at the gallery late October, 2026. If purchased in the meantime we will fulfil your order as soon as back from our framing workshop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAU $1945 (approx US $1350 \/ 1020 EUROS \/ 213,000 yen \/ 995 GBP - for exact current conversion visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.xe.com\/currencyconverter\/convert\/?Amount=1945\u0026amp;From=AUD\u0026amp;To=USD\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003exe.com\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eartist biography\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFrithjof Smith-Hald was born 26 November 1909 in Bergen. He was a Norwegian-Swedish painter and print maker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSmith-Hald grew up in an artistic family - his father was Norwegian artist Bjørn Smith-Hald (1883-1964) and his grandfather (of the same name) was Frithjof Smith-Hald (1846-1903). After graduating from high school in England, Smith-Hald studied medicine in Edinburgh for a couple of years, but he interrupted his studies to devote himself to art instead. He studied for four years at the Académie Colarossi in Paris and during several study trips to Italy and France. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe first exhibited in 1937 in Oslo in the Statens höstutställningar (State autumn exhibition) at the Kunstnerernes Hus in Oslo and with a number of art associations in Norway. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSmith-Hald exhibitied in solo and group exhibitions throughout he career. He had solo exhibitions in Sweden including  galleries in Sundsvall and Gävle, and in Oslo Paris.ration with fishing boats on a sunlit sea. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is best known for his abstract compositions done in oil or watercolour. As he print maker he produced serigraphs and colour woodcuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe created a number of public artworks including a mosaic mural in 1960 at Apoteket Lejonet in Sundsvall. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExamples of his work are held in numerous public collections including in Sweden at Gävle Museum and Stockholm City Collection, and in Norway at \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMandal City Museum, Norsk kulturråd (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNorwegian Cultural Council).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmith-Hald passed away on \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e28 October, 1989 in Balestrand, Norway.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"gallerymidlandia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47840390414420,"sku":null,"price":1945.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2363\/3236\/files\/AbstractGeometricComposition_byFrithjofSmith-Hald.jpg?v=1792047494","url":"https:\/\/gallerymidlandia.com.au\/products\/abstract-geometric-composition-by-frithjof-smith-hald","provider":"gallery midlandia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}