Knute Heldner (Swedish/American, 1875-1952). Oil on canvas painting titled “Silver Birches” depicting a peaceful nature scene with silver birch trees, 1932. Signed along the lower right. Further signed, dated, and titled along the verso. Heldner trained at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and won the gold medal at the Minnesota State Fair in 1915. He lived in Duluth, Minnesota until 1934 after immigrating from Sweden in 1902. He also worked in New Orleans. He painted the landscapes and people in these places. His work won high acclaim, with one painting even being hung in the White House. His wife, Colette Pope Heldner, was also an artist.

Sight – height: 19 in x width: 23 1/4 in.
Framed – height: 24 in x width: 28 in.