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ATRIUM | DECKS 2–3<br />
H.M. QUEEN SONJA OF NORWAY<br />
1937 NORWAY PHOTOGRAVURE<br />
H.M. Queen Sonja of Norway has retained a keen interest in art all her life. She studied art history at the University of Oslo, and has collected art for many years,<br />
building an impressive collection of contemporary art. Over the last several years, the Queen has discretely received instruction from two outstanding teachers,<br />
artists Ørnulf Opdahl and Kjell Nupen, who have taught her different artistic techniques such as watercolor, lithography, etching and intaglio. Working in<br />
modest formats, and trying out various techniques, the Queen’s work is inspired by her own interest in nature and photography, as well as Nupen’s colors and<br />
Opdahl’s dark mountains. There is a balanced quietness in her natural forms, where the abstract meets figuration and decoration.<br />
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