Nov 11, 2005 - Sale 2056

Sale 2056 - Lot 22

Price Realized: $ 374
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
HENRY THELANDER DENMARK / COUNTRY OF SMILES AND PEACE. 1949.
391/4x251/4 inches. Egmont H. Petersen, Copenhagen.
Condition B+: restoration and overpainting in margins.
A mother and daughter are joyfully riding a bicycle. The silhouettes of other bicycles can be seen towards the top of the image. Certainly in the years following World War II, the concept of smiles and peace was a powerful advertising tool.