'Lidingö Church' by Sune Skote

'Lidingö Church' by Sune Skoteartist: Sune Skote (Swedish 1919 2014) medium: oil on panel dimensions: 33 x 31 cm (approx) signed circa 1940s 50s presented in its original frame AU $765 (approx US $180 170 EUROS 24,000 yen 150 GBP for exact current conversion visit xe. com) artist biography Sune Erik Gustav Skote was born February 28, 1919 in Stockholm. Skote was a self taught Swedish artist and graphic designer. He participated in the National Museum's exhibition 'Unga Tecknare'

artist: Sune Skote (Swedish 1919-2014)

medium: oil on panel

dimensions:  33 x 31 cm (approx)
signed
circa 1940s/50s
presented in its original frame

AU $765 (approx US $180 / 170 EUROS / 24,000 yen / 150 GBP - for exact current conversion visit xe.com)

artist biography
Sune Erik Gustav Skote was born February 28, 1919 in Stockholm.

Skote was a self taught Swedish artist and graphic designer. He participated in the National Museum's exhibition 'Unga Tecknare' (Young Artists) from 1948-1953 and from the mid-1950s at the Lidingösalongerna  and the Liljevalchs Stockholmssalonger. Together with Pär Nordlander he exhibited at Lidingö in 1951, alongside Bengt Arkö in Västervik in 1954, and with Ivan Roos and Olle von Schewen in Norrköping in 1964. Skote participated in many group exhibitions organized by the Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening (Swedish Public Art Association). Hewas awarded the Lidingö City Culture Scholarship in 1966. Skote is best known for his non-figurative abstract paintings, and coastal landscapes from Central Sweden and Rhodes, predominantly executed in oil. Examples of Skote’s work is in public collections including the Moderna Museet, Gustav VI Adolf's collection and Lidingö municipality gallery.

Skote was married to actress and children’s book author Inger Skote (nee Svennö) from 1957 until his death. He passed away in 2014 aged 95.