1922 BIRGER SANDZEN WILLOWS BY THE SMOKY RIVER

Birger Sandzen 1922 Lithograph "Willows by the Smoky River" Framed Dimensions - 19" W x 15" H Sven Birger Sandzen, better known as simply Birger Sandzen, was born in 1871 in Blidsberg, Sweden. His father was a Lutheran minister, and his mother was a painter who worked primarily in watercolors. Sandzen studied art in Stockholm with Anders Zorn and Richard Berg. He later continued his education in Paris with Edmond Francois Aman-Jean. In 1894, Sandzen accepted a position at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas where he spent the remainder of his career.Sandzen started out teaching languages and assisting in the art and vocal music departments at Bethany College before becoming the principal art instructor in 1899. It was during this time when Sandzen created the bulk of his work. Even after he retired from teaching in 1946 as Professor Emeritus, Birger Sandzen continued to produce hundreds of oil paintings, watercolors and prints until his death in 1954.Sandzén’s early artistic styl