Ove Carl Svenson (b. 1880-1976). Sct. Olai Church seen from Sofiegade, Elsinore. Expressionist oil painting. Denmark. From 1925.

Ove Carl Svenson (b. 1880-1976). Title: Sct. Olai Church seen from Sofiegade, Elsinore. 1925. Expressionist oil painting. Denmark. From 1925.

Painted on canvas in loose, forceful brushwork with a muted palette of ochre, grey, and brown tones. The motif depicts a street corner in Elsinore's old town with timber-framed houses and pointed gables, while St. Olai Church's tower and roof rise in the background. Two small figurines are glimpsed in the street scene to the right.

Signed “O. Svenson - 1925” lower left. On the reverse, a label from framer A. Kjeldsen, Elsinore, with handwritten note: Sct. Olai church seen from Sofiegade. Elsinore 1925. By Ove Svenson”

Framed in a gilded wood frame.

Dimensions: frame: approx. 31,8x41,9x3,3 cm. Painting: approx. 22,7x32,2 cm. Stand: small repairs on frame, otherwise see images.

Ove Carl Svenson was a Danish/Swedish painter and lithographer (1880-1976), trained by Niels Vinding Dorph and exhibited at Charlottenborg from 1908. He specialized in architectural painting and sold works, among others, to the Danish royal family.