Olle HJORTZBERG
1872–1959, Sweden
Also known as: OH, OHZBG
Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on canvas, southern landscape, 45x65 cm, signed "Olle Hjortzberg". The study of the painting shows signs that it is later signed. The painting appears dry and can be painted in the years 1939-1950. The painting is not made by Olle Hjortzberg. It is not sufficiently professional to be a Hjortzberg. The quality is not high enough, but trees, buildings and foliage is skillfully done. The signature is not executed by Olle Hjortzberg, it is not done with his clarity and certainty. The district court's assessment: The painting is not done by or signed by Olle Hjortzberg. It thus constitutes a forgery.
Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on canvas, 49x60 cm, signed "Olle Hjortzberg". The signature has been moved from the lower right corner, which is then painted, to the bottom left corner. This painting is not done by Olle Hjortzberg. The style is a continuation of the Nineteenth Century open-air painting. This painting is not particularly good. The district court's assessment: This painting is not done or signed by Olle Hjortsberg. It thus constitutes a forgery.
Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on canvas, still life with flowers in a vase, signed "Olle Hjortzberg", 65x53 cm. The painting is signed later after it was painted. It is painted around the years 1930-1950. This painting has more quality than the previous two counterfeit Hjortzberg-signed paintings in the seizure (PHM no. 26 and no. 29). It are not so grossly painted and the background has a nice shade. The painting was not made by Hjortzberg. The signature is faster than Hjortzbergs. Hjortzberg signed his name with great accuracy. The district court's assessment: The painting is not done by or signed by Olle Hjortzberg. It thus constitutes a forgery.
Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on canvas, signed "Olle Hjortzberg", 31x41 cm. Technical examination shows that the painting is signed later, after it was painted. No other, earlier, signing can be found on the painting. Although this painting is from the years 1930-1950 and is reminiscent of 1800s traditional style. It is painted a pretty talented painter but Olle Hjortzberg are not the author of this painting. The district court's assessment: This painting are not painted or signed by Olle Hjortzberg. It is therefore a forgery.
Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on canvas, motif: landscape with houses, signed "Olle Hjortzberg" 41x51 cm. The painting is a genuine forgery. It are painted sometime melancholy years 1940-1950 and low-quality to be painted by Olle Hjortzberg. The signature are skillfully made but are not written by Olle Hjortzberg. The subject has some similarity to Hjortzbergs painting but especially the lower left portion of the painting is naive painted. The artist has missed Hjortzbergs style in some parts of the painting. It has not been painted by Olle Hjortzberg. The District Court's Verdict: The painting is not completed or signed by Olle Hjortzberg. It thus constitutes a forgery..
Signature proven counterfeit
Imitation counterfeiting, 74x61 cm. The painting is indistinctly signed. On the back of the screen the following was noted: "This is to certify the authenticity of the reverse oil painting. Painted and signed by the artist Olle Hjortzberg. G. Jaensson ". The painting is not painted by Hjortzberg. It may have been painted in the early 1900s. The painting is painted rumpled and not in Hjortzberg style. The painting is done by a skilled amateur. Conservator Gustav Jaensson denies that he signed certificate of authenticity in the back of the canvas. District Court: Painting has become a forgery by the certificate of authenticity.
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Olle Hjortzberg was educated at Agi Lindegren. He was an assistant to Edward Berg and the J.A.G. Acke. He studied at the Art Academy, was awarded a Royal Medal for his work in Uppsala Cathedral. He undertook trips to Italy, Spain, Greece, Syria and Palestine. He has painted a number of paintings with figurative motifs of landscapes, but most become known for its magnificent, decorative glass paintings and frescoes. Professor at the Academy of Arts 1911-1937.
Source: Assembled from various sources on the Internet
Olle Hjortzberg utbildade sig hos svågern Agi Lindegren. Han var assistent till Edvard Berg och till J.A.G. Acke. Han studerade vid Konstakademien, tillerkändes en kunglig medalj för sitt arbete i Uppsala domkyrka. Han företog resor till Italien, Spanien, Grekland, Syrien och Palestina. Han har målat ett antal tavlor med figurmotiv i landskap men mest gjort sig känd för sina storslagna, dekorativa glasmålningar och fresker. Professor vid Konstakademien 1911-1937.
Representerad:
Nationalmuseum i Stockholm, Konstnärens maka 1903, Göteborgs Konstmuseum och Malmö Museum, samt i ett stort antal kyrkor i landet.
”Olle Hjortzbergs konstnärsgärning har av eftervärlden kommit att präglas av hans inspirerade stafflimåleri, inte minst genom de naturalistiska blomsterstilleben som försåldes genom Fritzes Hovbokhandel i Stockholm. Många blomstermålningar köptes som bröllops- och hedersgåvor under 1940-talet, kanske var det den positiva stämning som de evigt friska och vackra blomstren förmedlade under krigsåren som gjorde Hjortzberg så uppskattad. Motiven varierar mellan mer spartanskt hållna gula rosor i karolinska silverbägare till ymniga mästerverk som målningen Midsommarblomster, målad 1941. Sällan skådade samtiden en sådan blomsterprakt inom guldram som här; blåklockor, prästkrage, smörblomma och hundkex, floran är outsinlig och de lätta penseldragen är av en mästares hand. Hjortzbergs popularitet som skildrare av svenska blommor är lika stark nu som då, för över ett halvsekel sedan. Häri ligger kanske själva essensen av den svenska folksjälen.
Hjortzberg kan anses vara något av en kulturell mångsysslare med en omfattande produktion inom såväl måleri som dekoration, illustration och grafik. Han verkade också som professor i målning och preses vid Konstakademien. Hans egen utbildning var av klassiskt 1800-talssnitt. Från början sysslade han nästan uteslutande med att assistera vid dekorationsarbeten i Katarina kyrka i Stockholm och i Uppsala domkyrka. Därefter vidtog studier vid Konstakademien. Många av de fresker som Hjortzberg senare utförde i olika kyrkorum präglas av hans studieresor i Sydeuropa och fjärran länder där han influerades av bysantinsk och assyrisk konst. Han arbetade både al fresco och al secco, han var även en mästare i mosaikkonst. Hans ambition var hög och hans monumentala arbeten präglas av en initierad kännedom om motiven. Ur konsthistorisk synvinkel är kanske hans arkitekturbundna utsmyckningar de viktigaste i hans omfattande verksamhet, dock är det utan tvekan som blomstermålare han kommer att leva vidare länge i varje svenskt hjärta.
Källa: Stockholms Auktionsverk, Sweden
Stilleben Med Amaryllis (1941)
Rosa Rosor I Interiör (1940)
Stilleben Med Midsommarblomster (1942)
De Tre Vise Männen (1920)
Stilleben Med Sommarblomster (1940)
Midsommarblomster (1945)
Gula Rosor (1945)
Stilleben Med Midsommarblomster (1942)
ängsblomster (1941)
Stilleben Med Vaser (-52)
Stilleben Med Tulpaner, äpplen Och Vindruvor (1940)
Vita Pioner I Silvervas (-47)
Blommor Och Vinbärssnäckor (-46)
Sydländskt Landskap Med Figur
Rosa Rosor I Silverpokal (1943)
Stilleben Med Rosa Ros
Midsommarblomster (1941)
Blomsterstilleben (1938)
Stockholmsmotiv, 4 St (1922)
Fruktstilleben (1946)
Blomsterstilleben (-17)
Sommarblommor - Luktärter (1958)
Blomsterstilleben Med Smörblommor Och Hundlokor (1946)
Stilleben Med Rosor
Begonier (1955)
Sommarblomster (1957)
Sydländskt Landskap Med Byggnader
Stilleben Med Rosa Och Gula Rosor I Bojan (1944)
Stilleben Med Rosor I Silvervas (1949)
Sydländskt Landskap Med Kvinna I Förgrunden
Midsommarblomster (1945)
Stilleben Med Blommor. (1955)
Venus Födelse (1908)
