Thorvald Nygaard, The First Six-Day Race etching While a broken horizontal of

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17” x 15” / 43cm x 38cm Year of creation

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This picturesque view remains fairly similar today and sheep still graze here as they did in 1890

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Thorvald Nygaard, The First Six-Day Race etching While a broken horizontal ofThis exhilarating oil painting by Thorvald Nygaard (1892 1973) depicts the first Six Day Race in Denmark, which was held at the Forum Kbenhavn. Its a spirited work abundant with vibrancy, drama and life. The Six Day Race dates back to 1875 with the first being held in Birmingham, England. It began as a running event with individual athletes competing for six days straight. This gruelling test of endurance was then replicated for cyclists in 1878. It