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A paint decorated pyro benchCarl Oscar Borgearly 20th century image 1
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Lot 1281

A paint decorated pyro bench
Carl Oscar Borg
early 20th century

17 March 2014, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

Sold for US$2,500 inc. premium

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A paint decorated pyro bench
Carl Oscar Borg
early 20th century

The shaped crest over a rectangular back centered by a circular reserve painted with a man and woman in profile with seascape behind and dotted with sailboats and a windmill under cloudy skies, the downswept sides continuing to an arcaded base joined by a rectangular seat.
height 52in (132cm); width 50in (127cm); depth 19in (48cm)

Footnotes

Carl Oscar Borg (1879-1947) was born in Sweden and emigrated to the United states in 1901. Under the patronage of Phoebe Hearst, Borg returned to Europe to develop the necessary "European acclaim". He then returned to California and exhibited in the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Borg is known primarily as a painter and specifically for his arresting portrayal of the American western Indians. His works can be seen in collections including the Library of Congress, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum and the National Museum Stockholm. His etchings have also been used as illustrations in a number of books.
However, after his work with the Indians he moved to Los Angeles where he became involved in the motion picture industry doing set design, carving and eventually was employed by Douglas Fairbanks as an Art Director for United Artists.

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