{"product_id":"nude-in-linen-frame","title":"Nude in Linen Frame","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOil on panel by Ove Olson (1903-1975)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSigned \u0026amp; dated '71\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFramed 36x41cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eOlson \u003c\/span\u003ewas a Swedish-French painter. He \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003estudied art \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003ein Malmö and in Paris, at the Académie Scandinave in 1929.  Amongst his circle of friends were Albin Amelin and Sven Erixson. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhen\u003cspan\u003e World War 2 broke out,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e Olson was one of five Swedes who voluntarily enlisted for France. He fought with his infantry regiment in the Ardennes, Meuse and Verdun. He was taken as a prisoner of war for 2 years until he was sent home to France after a leg injury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eAfter the war, he was honored with the French War Cross and the red ribbon of the Legion of Honor, and later he was also awarded the City of Paris's cultural prize. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eAfter the war, he exhibited separately several times in Paris, and in Sweden, at 'Modern Art in the Home' and The Skåne Art Association.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eOlson is represented at several museums and galleries in Paris and Sweden, including The National Museum of Sweden and The Institut Tessin in Paris. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Linensmith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47096626479255,"sku":"sku-53458010505549","price":475.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/3879\/6439\/files\/IMG_9195.jpg?v=1773052555","url":"https:\/\/www.thecuratedstore.co.uk\/products\/nude-in-linen-frame","provider":"The Curated Store UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}