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        • Original Vintage c. 1930s Norway Travel Poster Blessum
          Sep. 21, 2024

          Original Vintage c. 1930s Norway Travel Poster Blessum

          Est: $600 - $900

          Blessum, Ben (Benjamin) 1877 - 1954 Norway Lithograph ca. 1930 39.3 x 24.4 in. (100 x 62 cm) Printer: A. Worner, Oslo Condition Details: (B+) on linen (old), small tears and minor creases and staining at the edges and in image area#Norway #Travel

          PosterConnection Inc.
        • Original c. 1930s Norway Travel Poster Midnight Sun
          Apr. 20, 2024

          Original c. 1930s Norway Travel Poster Midnight Sun

          Est: $600 - $900

          Blessum, Ben (Benjamin) 1877 - 1954 Norway - The Land of the Midnight Sun Lithograph ca. 1935 37.4 x 24.4 in. (95 x 62 cm) Printer: no information Condition Details: (B+) on linen (old), small tears and minor creasing at the edges and in image, tiny paper losses in the margins#Norway #Travel

          PosterConnection Inc.
        • Poster by Ben Blessum - Norwegen
          Nov. 18, 2023

          Poster by Ben Blessum - Norwegen

          Est: €400 - €800

          Norwegen - 60x97,5, 1930, on linen by Ben Blessum (1877-1954)

          Van Sabben Poster Auctions
        • BLESSUM, Benjamin (1877-1954). Norway / Land of the Midnigh...
          Nov. 10, 2023

          BLESSUM, Benjamin (1877-1954). Norway / Land of the Midnigh...

          Est: $400 - $600

          BLESSUM, Benjamin (1877-1954). Norway / Land of the Midnight Sun. Norwegian Government Railways, ca. 1920s. Color lithograph tourism poster with scenic view of puffins, leaping dolphins, and the midnight sun. 37 3/8 x 24 3/8”. Linen backed. Repaired tears with restoration in borders, some slightly into image; scattered over-painting in corners. B+.

          Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
        • Benjamin Blessum, Norwegian Landscape
          Jul. 11, 2020

          Benjamin Blessum, Norwegian Landscape

          Est: $500 - $600

          Benjamin Blessum (Norway/America, 1877-1954) watercolor and gouache on heavy cardstock Norwegian landscape depicting small rowboats moored in a cove next to a small settlement with snow-capped mountains in the background. Molded giltwood frame, appears to be of the period. Signed lower right "Ben Blessum 1904". Written in pencil en verso "At Balestrand Norway Evening __E X X". Sight - 17 3/4" H x 26 1/2" W. Frame - 24 1/4" H x 33 1/8" W. Biography: Benjamin Blessum emigrated with his family to Wisconsin in 1888 from Romsdalen, Norway. At the age of 18 he moved to Chicago IL, where he took classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. He found work illustrating for the Chicago Tribune, and soon wrote for Norwegian publications as well. Blessum took multiple trips to Norway after 1903, finding inspiration there as well as a commissions. He painted a piece for the Centennial Exposition in Oslo, and after World War I was commissioned by the Norwegian State Railways to promote tourism by running a poster campaign. Blessum's work has been featured at a number of institutions and exhibitions, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Norske Klub Annual Art Exhibit in 1921, and the Norwegian-American exhibit in Norway in 1989. Adapted from the artist's biography listed by the Luther College Fine Arts Collections. Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection, by descent from Mr. and Mrs. John and Bessie Murray of Long Island, New York.

          Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
        • BENJAMIN BLESSUM (1877-1954). NORWAY / THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN. Circa 1925. 37x24 inches, 96x61 cm. Norwegian Government Railways.
          Feb. 13, 2020

          BENJAMIN BLESSUM (1877-1954). NORWAY / THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN. Circa 1925. 37x24 inches, 96x61 cm. Norwegian Government Railways.

          Est: $500 - $700

          BENJAMIN BLESSUM (1877-1954) NORWAY / THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN. Circa 1925. 37 3/4x24 1/4 inches, 96x61 1/2 cm. Norwegian Government Railways. Condition B: repaired tears in margins and through lower left image; replaced losses, creases and overpainting in margins.

          Swann Auction Galleries
        • Poster by Ben Blessum - Norwegen Sommersaison
          Jan. 19, 2019

          Poster by Ben Blessum - Norwegen Sommersaison

          Est: €440 - €850

          Norwegen Sommersaison - 60x97,5, 1930, on linen by Ben Blessum (1877-1954) 60x97,5, 1930, on linen

          Van Sabben Poster Auctions
        • Poster by Ben Blessum - Norwegen
          Dec. 16, 2017

          Poster by Ben Blessum - Norwegen

          Est: €480 - €900

          Norwegen - 60x97,5, 1930, on linen by Ben Blessum (1877-1954)

          Van Sabben Poster Auctions
        • BENJAMIN BLESSUM (1877-1954). NORWAY / THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN. Circa 1925. 37x24 inches, 94x62 cm. Norwegian Government Railways.
          Mar. 16, 2017

          BENJAMIN BLESSUM (1877-1954). NORWAY / THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN. Circa 1925. 37x24 inches, 94x62 cm. Norwegian Government Railways.

          Est: $300 - $400

          BENJAMIN BLESSUM (1877-1954) NORWAY / THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN. Circa 1925. 37x24 1/2 inches, 94x62 1/4 cm. Norwegian Government Railways. Condition B+: tears, creases and abrasions in margins; minor creases in image. Paper.

          Swann Auction Galleries
        • Ben Blessum lithographic travel poster
          May. 10, 2014

          Ben Blessum lithographic travel poster

          Est: $100 - $200

          Ben Blessum- Norway Sweden Finland- lithographic travel poster, several areas of loss. 33 1/2 x 25''

          Rachel Davis Fine Arts
        • LA NORVÈGE SAISON D'ÉTÉ BEN BLESSUM
          Mar. 19, 2012

          LA NORVÈGE SAISON D'ÉTÉ BEN BLESSUM

          Est: €120 - €200

          La Norvège saison d'été Ben Blessum non entoilée 70 x 102 cm

          Rossini Maison de Ventes aux Enchères
        • Original Travel Poster - Norway by Blessum, Benjamin (1877 - 1954)
          Jun. 26, 2011

          Original Travel Poster - Norway by Blessum, Benjamin (1877 - 1954)

          Est: $300 - $500

          Benjamin Blessum (Norwegian/American, 1877), Norway: Summer Season travel poster; published by the Norwegian Government Railways; 39 1/2" x 24 1/2; signed in the print. Pressed seam. Framed. Joel H Prescott Estate

          J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC
        • Original 1930s Vikings Ship Travel Poster Sweden Norway
          May. 01, 2010

          Original 1930s Vikings Ship Travel Poster Sweden Norway

          Est: $180 - $300

          Blessum, Ben (Benjamin) 1877 - 1954 See the Lands of the Vikings Lithograph 1937 39.3 x 24.8 in. (100 x 63 cm) Printer: Esselte, Stockholm Description / Details: (B) paper losses in the top right and bottom left corners, tears, minor staining, needle holes and tape stains at the edges

          PosterConnection Inc.
        • [ Vintage Poster ]
          Jun. 27, 2008

          [ Vintage Poster ]

          Est: £300 - £400

          Ben Blessum Norway The Land of the Midnight Sun, original poster printed for Norwegian Rlys - 102 x 64 cm Condition A- backed on linen

          Onslows
        • LA NORVÈGE
          Jun. 28, 2007

          LA NORVÈGE

          Est: £400 - £600

          BLESSUM, BENJAMIN (B.1877) LA NORVÈGE lithograph in colours, printed by A.Wørner Lito., Officin, Oslo, condition A-; not backed 39½ x 24½in. (100 x 62cm.)

          Christie's
        • NORWAY
          Jun. 28, 2007

          NORWAY

          Est: £600 - £800

          BLESSUM, BENJAMIN (B.1877) NORWAY lithograph in colours, condition A-; backed on linen 37½ x 24in. (95 x 61cm.)

          Christie's
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