18 x 13 cm, coated\u00a0280 g Invercote.<\/p>\n
King Olav V<\/strong><\/p>\n As Crown Prince King Olav stood tirelessly by his father\u2019s side\u00a0throughout the war. In their exile in London, they represented\u00a0the constitutional Norway together with their government.\u00a0Crown Prince Olav participated actively in Norwegian state\u00a0affairs and on the international\u00a0political scene.<\/p>\n The two often\u00a0visited Allied training camps in\u00a0Britain and Canada and Crown\u00a0Prince Olav travelled several times\u00a0to the US. There he made great\u00a0efforts with his Crown Princess\u00a0M\u00e4rtha campaigning for the\u00a0Americans to entering the war.\u00a0He also was Commander in\u00a0Chief for the Armed Forces at\u00a0the liberation and became one of\u00a0Northern Europe\u2019s most decorated\u00a0officers.<\/p>\n \u00abThe Kings of the Liberation\u00bb<\/strong> Kolby named the portraits \u00abThe Kings of the Liberation\u00bb and\u00a0painted intimate, psychological studies that for the first time\u00a0portray the three majesties side by side, in their reign and at the\u00a0same age.<\/p>\n The paintings are permanently displayed at Norway\u2019s Resistance\u00a0Museum at Akershus Fortress in Oslo.<\/p>\n Here you can see the 10 minute long dokumentary “The Kings of the Liberation” to see the historic context of the paintings.<\/p>\n
\nA unique and historical series of postcards.\u00a0In connection with the 70th anniversary of the liberation from\u00a0Nazi Germany\u2019s occupation artist Ross Kolby was commissioned\u00a0to portray Norway\u2019s three generations of monarchs attached to\u00a0World War II.<\/p>\n