ASBJORNSEN, Sigvald, (Norway, 1867-1954): Bust of Edvard Grieg, Norway's greatest composer, Painted Plaster, 14'' h., incised signature. Asbjornsen spent his childhood in Oslo, Norway, and after a five-year scholarship to the Royal Academy granted by King Oscar II, he immigrated to Michigan in 1892 to pursue his art.
CONDITION: Several minor flecks of color loss.