Vintage 1940s WWII Army Hospital Oil Painting Lars Birger Sponberg. Lars Birger Sponberg (Illinois, 1919 - 2018), oil painting on loose canvas, circa 1940s during World War II. Depicts soldiers playing chess while recovering in an army station hospital. Signed lower right Lars Birger Sponberg. Exhibition lavel verso for National Army Arts Contests.
Images measures about 30in x 24in. Minor chips and creases (creases should work out with stretching) as seen in photos. Sponberg emigrated to the U. In 1930, graduated from Evanston High School and earned a scholarship to the School of ...
