Description
Framed etching by Karolina Larusdottir of Saffron Walden, England. Numbered 12/75 and signed by the artist.
About Karolina Larusdottir:
Karolina was a painter and printmaker who was born in 1944 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Her prints and paintings are indicative of a childhood filled with native characters and customs. Karolina’s grandfather, Jóhannes Jósefsson (wrestling world champion and strongman in the same circus as Harry Houdini) opened the first grand hotel in Reykjavik, Hotel Borg. Karolina took much inspiration from her childhood holidays with many of her prints depicting chefs and chambermaids and guests taking tea. She studied at the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford (1965-1967) and lived and worked in Britain for many years after leaving Iceland in the mid 1960s. Toward the end of her life she moved back to Reykjavik. She died on 7th February 2019.
Condition report:
Good condition – with some signs of wear to the frame commensurate with age. The etching itself it quite clean and the image is clear and appears unfaded.
Dimensions:
Etching paper – H. 13.5cm W. 13.5cm
Frame size – H. 21cm W. 22.5cm D. 1.5cm
Ref. 141