LOT 788
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Lot 788
PER LYSNE (NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN 1880-1947), A WOOD CHARGEr WITH ROSEMALING, CIRCA 1935. In the Os and Hallingdal styles, with polychrome florals on a cream colored ground with inscribed Norwegian phrase on rim "Smorgaasbordet er nu dakket-Dar san god!" (The smorgasbord is on the table, help yourself!) signed on verso "Lysne." Diameter 16.25 inches (41.2 cm). Together with a similarly decorated later period charger and a contemporary rosemaled low bowl.
Estimate:
$300 - 500
€ 210 - 350
Per Lysne (1880-1947) was an artist most associated with bringing the traditional Norwegian folk art of Rosemaling to the United States. Born in Laerdal, Sogn, Norway, he had been trained in rosemaling by his father, Anders Olsen, an artist whose work was recognized at the Paris Exposition in 1893. Lysne immigrated to Stoughton, Wisconsin, with his wife in 1907. There he specialized in redecorating antique chests and painting large platters. After developed a thriving rosemaling business he preceded to teach the art to a select few. His signature piece, the smorgasbord plate, was not an object that typically had been decorated, but Lysne's new form had a pervasive influence.
The Stoughton Historical Museum has an exhibit devoted to Mr. Lysne's work.
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