Lot #2: Atmospheric Sunset City Skyline Textured Oil Painting On Board Artist Signed WT Carlsen

Born in Denmark of an artistic family studied art in Odense under Professor Thorvald Pedersen and Knud Hansen of Odense Art School and Kaj Kylborg former teacher at Copenhagen's Art Academy;Later he won a scholarship at the Danish Croqui School of Art in Copenhagen.In Denmark he worked as art adviser for several large companies and as a free lance commercial artist and magazine illustrator.Coming to Canada in 1954 he started in the commercial field, later concentrating on his present medium of oil in which he has enjoyed great success with his own unusual style.His works have been widely sold in Canada, the U.S.A., Mexico, South, America and Europe, and have been publicized through the press and television.He exhibited in Mexico City, Phoenix, Arizona, the Canadian National Exhibition, the Scandinavian Fair, Eaton's Fine Art Gallery, and achieved top sale at the first and second Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit.