'Crocus Flowers’ by Maja Fjæstad

'Crocus Flowers’ by Maja Fjæstadartist: Maja Fjstad (Swedish 1873 1961) medium: colour woodcut dimensions: 7 1 2 x 11 cm print size 21 2 x 25 1 2 cm frame size (approx) signed presented in a new teak stained timber frame with archival backing and mat ,and non reflective UV glass AU $545 (approx US$390 335 EUROS 61,500 yen 295 GBP for exact current value visit xe. com) artist biography Kerstin Maria (Maja) Fjstad (ne Halln) was born 30 May, 1873 in Hrby, Skne. She was a Swedish

artist: Maja Fjæstad (Swedish 1873-1961)

medium: colour woodcut

dimensions: 7 1/2 x 11 cm print size / 21/2 x 25 1/2 cm frame size (approx)
signed 

presented in a new teak stained timber frame with archival backing and mat ,and non-reflective UV glass

AU $545 (approx US$390 / 335 EUROS / 61,500 yen / 295 GBP - for exact current value visit xe.com)

artist biography
Kerstin Maria (Maja) Fjæstad (née Hallén) was born 30 May, 1873 in Hörby, Skåne. She was a Swedish painter, print maker and textile artist.

Examples of her work are held in public collections in Sweden including the National Museum in Stockholm, Gothenburg Art Museum, Karlstad Museum, Malmö Museum, and Norrköping Museum, and in the United Kingdom at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum.

Fjæstad passed away at the age of 88 on 15 November, 1961.

.. further bio details to be added soon.... in the mantime, a full, extended bio can be viewed online here.

(Kerstin Maria (Maja) Fjæstad, www.skbl.se/sv/artikel/MajaFjstad, Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (article by Patrik Steorn)