Coastal Scene at Cala Gonone Sardinia

Coastal Scene at Cala Gonone, Sardinia by Marit Wahlstrom Schonback (Swedish 1921-2010). An oil on canvas, presented in its original frame. Signed and dated 67. Marit Wahlstrom Schonback was born July 23, 1921 in Jonkoping. She was a Swedish painter. Wahlstrom pursued drawing and painting in her high school years and upon graduating in 1938, she studied at the Tekniska Skolan in Stockholm from 1938 to 1939, and undertook several art courses between 1940 and 1957. She continued her studies at Bror Hjorth's Malarskola (painting school) in Uppsala in 1957 and at Joran Salmson's Malarskola in Spain in 1958 and 1959. She took private study trips to Spain in 1960-61 and 1963, Greece in 1962, Italy in 1963 and Portugal and the Canary Islands in 1964. From these, Wahlstrom was inspired to painted figure studies and particularly landscapes and cities as she saw on her travels with mountains, terraced hills, olive groves, church towers, houses and coastal villages. She had over 20 solo exhibitions including one at Galleri S in Stockholm in 1961 and galleries in Uppsala including notable shows in 1960, 1962 and 1964. She showed in group exhibitions throughout the 1960s and 1970s including Upplandskonstnarer in Skutskar and the Stockholm Salon at Liljevalchs konsthall in Stockholm in 1964. Examples of her work are held in public collections in Sweden including Stockholm, Alvsborg, Ostergotland and Uppsala county councils, Uppsala municipality, Upplands konstforening, Sala Kulturnamnd and Konstforeningar. Wahlstrom passed away at the age of 88 on March 22, 2010 in Uppsala. The painting is in excellent condition.

Condition Details:
In excellent condition with no signs of wear, has barely been used.