MARTIN PETERSEN 'FIVE FIGURES WALKING'

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MARTIN PETERSEN (DANISH-AMERICAN, 1866�1956) OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED "MARTIN PETERSEN" VERSO PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION, OTTAWA; AMELIA JEFFERS AUCTIONEERS, MARCH 20, 2026, LOT 766; THE LIFETIME COLLECTION OF RON & THE LATE BETTY KOZLOWSKI (UPPER ARLINGTON, OHIO) 26 X 30 IN 31 X 35 IN FRAMED MARTIN PETERSEN (1866�1956) WAS A DANISH-BORN AMERICAN PAINTER, ETCHER, AND MEDICAL DRAFTSMAN. EMIGRATING TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1884, HE SETTLED IN NEW JERSEY AND LATER TRAINED AT NEW YORK'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, WHERE HE WON THE THIRD HALLGARTEN PRIZE IN 1905. RENOWNED FOR HIS VIGOROUS BRUSHWORK, RICH PALETTES, AND GENRE VIGNETTES OF WORKING-CLASS LIFE, CITYSCAPE SCENES, AND OUTDOOR LANDSCAPES, PETERSEN'S ART IS REPRESENTED IN NOTABLE AMERICAN COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING THE SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM, THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, AND THE BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS.

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