Lot 120: Kristen Holbo (1869-1953), SHEEP IN A PASTURE (FRA BONESLUN), Oil on canvas; signed and dated 16 lower left, inscribed “Fra Boneslun” and dated 1916 to the upper left stretcher, inscribed “Fil Jorgensen... III/26” in pencil to the right

KRISTEN HOLBO (1869-1953), NORWEGIANSHEEP IN A PASTURE (FRA BONESLUN)Oil on canvas; signed and dated 16 lower left, inscribed “Fra Boneslun” and dated 1916 to the upper left stretcher, inscribed “Fil Jorgensen... III/26” in pencil to the right stretcher verso25.7" x 21" — 65.3 x 53.3 cm.Provenance:Possibly for Fra Boneslun;to possibly Fils Jorgensen, in 1926Note:Holba, a painter and illustrator, was a member of The Lillehammer Painters of Norway. Born in Vaga, the artist is represented with eleven paintings and two illustrations in the National Gallery of Norway.Estimate: $1,000—1,500