Jonas Lie (1880-1940) oil on canvas board, signed lower right, measures 7.5 x 11.5 and 11 x 15 inches w/ frame. Artist became one of the best-known American landscape painters in his lifetime. (2) When he arrived in New York at the age of 13, he got an American education and art training. Although he took an active part in Norwegian-American activities, he was regarded as an American artist even though most American publications mention that he is Norwegian-born. His Norwegian background meant a lot to him. He visited the country of his birth several times and worked as a bridge builder between his native and adopted country. Like Ole Bull in the nineteenth century, he contributed to putting Norway on the map in America.

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