Berge, Elmer Stefan (Norwegian/American)
1892 - 1956
Indian Summer, oil on canvas, signed lower right,
24" x 30" sight, 30"
x 36"
frame.
About the Painting: Both the canvas and original frame are in
very good condition. The gilt on the
frame has rubbed a bit, but it is still bright.
Tiny spots of white paint scattered over
the painting are not obvious without close
examination - probably extraneous splatters
from the artist's studio - and shouldn't
be an issue. We can provide detail images
of each spot for verification, however,.
About the Artist: Elmer Berge was a Minnesota artist of considerable
reputation and we were told that this painting
is representative of his best work. Berge
was born July 6, 1892 on Finnoy Island, Norway.
He started his art work at age 8 in Norway,
and after coming to the United States attended
art school in Chicago. He lived for 45 years
in the Chicago and Minneapolis area.
The following e-mails were received
from
descendants of the artistt:
"Elmer S. Berge was my great uncle.
I thought you would like to know some
of
his background. Elmer was born 7/6/1892
on
Finnoy Island, Norway. This is a large
island
near Stavanger. He was a US citizen
living
in the US for 45 years in the Chicago
and
Minneapolis area. He started his art
work
at age 8 in Norway. After coming to
the US
he attended art schools in the Chicago
area.
If you are interested, I can provide
additional
information to you. Our family has
many of
his paintings. Regards," (Name
Withheld).
"I have just bought a picture
of mr.Berge.
He was my fathers uncle. He died under
his
exhibition in 1956. All his paintings
were
then "stolen" by his manager
[name
witheld]. I have his real voice on
tape visiting
norway 1955 (finnoy) and he told that
he
should bring about 80 paintings for
the mentioned
exhibition."
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