{"product_id":"still-life-with-jug-and-onions-by-niels-mandrup-bruun","title":"'Still Life with Jug and Onions' by Niels Mandrup Bruun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eartist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Niels Mandrup Bruun \u003cspan\u003e(Dan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eish 1918-1993)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003emedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e mixed media on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003edimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e29 1\/2  x 36 1\/2 cm framed size (approx)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esigned\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ecirca 1950s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epresented in a new angled teak wooden frame with double thick archival mat and backing and non-reflective UV glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAU $725 (approx US $510 \/ 445 EUROS \/ 80,000 yen \/ 380 GBP - for exact current conversion visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.xe.com\/currencyconverter\/convert\/?Amount=725\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\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e Niels Mandrup Bruun was born September 12, 1918 in Ribe. He was a Danish painter and print maker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe graduated from Ribe Cathedral School in 1938. He later joined the resistance movement, which forced him to flee to Sweden in 1944, where he lived for a period in Uppsala with the painter and sculptor Bror Hjorth who facilitated contact with the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eKonstakademien (Academy of Fine Arts) in Stockholm. Bruun was admitted and studied under Professor Sven Erixson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the war, Niels Bruun was able to return to Denmark, where he was admitted to the Kunstakademiet (Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts) in Copenhagen. He studied under Aksel Jørgensen, Elof Risebye, and Vilhelm Lundstrøm, with Aksel Jørgensen in particular having an influence on his artistic career. He \u003c\/span\u003ereceived the Neuhausen Prize in 1955 , the August Schiøtt Scholarship in 1960 , the Otto Bache Scholarship in 1963 and the Henry Heerup Scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBruun began exhibiting in the late 1940s in solo and  group exhibitions. Select solo exhibitions include Ribe Stiftsmuseum in 1949, Athenæum in Copenhagen in 1957, 1959, and 1961, Henning Larsen, Copenhagen in 1964 and 1971. He showed in numerous group exhibitions including \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewith many years at the  annual Charlottenborg Forårsudstilling (Spring Exhibition) and Charlottenborg Efterårsudstilling (Autumn Exhibition).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBruun painted landscape, figurative and stil life works, often mixed with some abstraction. Part of his body of work contained motifs from his home region of Ribe, southwest in southwestern Jutland, Denmark (and the oldest city in Scandinavia).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamples of Bruun's work are held in the collection of the Ribe Kunstmuseum, and can be viewed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ribekunstmuseum.dk\/samling\/udforsk?q=niels+bruun\u0026amp;c=\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe passed away on \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDecember 11 , 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"gallerymidlandia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47475155632212,"sku":null,"price":725.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2363\/3236\/files\/NielsMandrupBruunStillLife.jpg?v=1785849196","url":"https:\/\/gallerymidlandia.com.au\/products\/still-life-with-jug-and-onions-by-niels-mandrup-bruun","provider":"gallery midlandia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}