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Show OH Paintings by Danish Artist Exhibited by Sugar House Man Local Businessman to Sell Valuable Canvasses; Plans to Open New Candy Store Soon Forty oil paintings of the famed Danish artist, Roland Sauermilck, are being exhibited for sale this week by Thorvald J.- Jensen, Sugar House business man and recent Danish emigrant who brought them to this country in April, 1947. Mr. Jensen bought the paintings paint-ings from Sauermilck, a lifelong friend, for later sale in this country. As he could bring but limited cash from Denmark, due to stringent emigration laws, Mr. Jensen converted his capital into property holdings, the prized paintings among them. From the sale, he hopes to make enough money to purchase the needed ' equipment to set himself up in the candy and confectionary business, his life-long trade in the old country. Exhibited Widely Roland Sauermilck's landscapes land-scapes and portraits have been exhibited widely throughout Denmark and his paintings are known in Europe and America. Included in the paintings in Mr. Jensen's possession are twenty 35x55 canvasses and twenty of smaller sizes. These include scenes of forests and snow, mountain cabins, Danish coun-Continiicd coun-Continiicd on Page 13 PAINTINGS Continued from Page 12 tryside and forest scenes in all the seasons and some Italian pieces. Thorvald Jensen first decided to come to the United States in 1931. It was not until April, 1947, however, until the opportunity oppor-tunity presented itself. With him he jrought his wife and lour children: Irma, 13, Kurt, 11, Ruth, 9, and Oie, 6. Three months ago the fifth child, Glen, was born to the Jensens. They live a' 991 Princeton Ave. Mr. Jensen is employed at Pehrson Hardware Hard-ware Co. Danish Candy Business Mr. Jensen was born and raised in Aarhus, Denmark. In 1929 he was converted to Mor-mnnism. Mor-mnnism. In Aarhus he o.wned and managed an ice cream cone factory, candy and ice cream store . . . called the Aarhus Vaffelfabrik. He ran it for 13 years before coming to this country. During the war Mr. Jensen was LDS district president presi-dent of Aarhus District. Mr. Jensen Jen-sen intends to open a candy store in Sugar House as scon as possible, pos-sible, featuring Danish marsh-mellow marsh-mellow candies . . . Danish Devil Kisses . . . which consist of waffle cake bottom, soft Danish marshmellow (not to be confused with the American "rubber" variety, he advises), and covered with chocolate. |