Urban Gad. Party from South Francia

Automatic translation from Danish.

Urban Gad (1879-1947). Lot from South France. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated: 'GAD 1903'. 55 x 46 (66 x 57) cm.
Surface dirt and yellowed varnish; repairs in the form of patches on the back; several retouches.

The film director and screenwriter Peter Urban Gad was the son of the writer Emma Gad and nephew of the painter Paul Gauguin. He trained as a painter in Paris with the Norwegian painter Fritz Thaulow. He was married to the famous Danish silent film star Asta Nielsen - 'die Asta' - in the period 1912-18.