{"product_id":"610725","title":"Ola Gerhardt, listed Swedish artist. Oil on panel. Abstract landscape. 1960s\/70s.","description":"\u003cp\u003eOla Gerhardt (1920-2006), listed Swedish artist.\u003cbr\u003eOil on panel.\u003cbr\u003eAbstract landscape.\u003cbr\u003eColorful palette. Impasto strokes.\u003cbr\u003eDating: 1960s\/70s.\u003cbr\u003eSigned.\u003cbr\u003ePerfect condition.\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 87.5 cm x 40.5 cm.\u003cbr\u003eBiography:\u003cbr\u003eOla Gerhardt was a Swedish artist, illustrator, author, and national folk musician from Jämtland, known for his humorous and culturally rooted depictions of life in the Jämtland region.\u003cbr\u003e    Born on March 22, 1920, in Husås in the parish of Lit, Jämtland, as Olof Gerhard Henriksson, he grew up on a medium-sized farm as the youngest of six children. After working in various jobs and completing military preparedness service, he began studying at Birka Folk High School in 1943, where he received violin lessons from Göran Olsson-Föllinger. He had also previously received instruction from David Cederberg in watercolor, pastel drawing, and oil painting.\u003cbr\u003e     In 1945, he moved to Östersund and that same year contributed his first works to an art exhibition at the Jämtland County Museum. He then worked at an advertising agency in Östersund and later studied commercial drawing in Hamburg. Subsequently, he opened his own advertising agency, Z-reklam, in Östersund. In 1970, he held his first solo exhibition, followed by another two years later and several more in other cities across northern Sweden. In 1979, he sold his advertising business to focus fully on his artistic career.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Various","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53396193706326,"sku":"610725","price":880.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/7356\/1761\/files\/610725_result.jpg?v=1777798262","url":"https:\/\/l-art-copenhagen.com\/products\/610725","provider":"L' ART COPENHAGEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}