Reception
His work was little known during his life and was not appreciated. Still in 1897 when the legacy of his nephew Jürgen Braren was distributed, the relatives preferred a miscroscope to three paintings by Oluf Braren. Only in the 20th century has his work become highly valued in Germany and the international art world.
Oluf Braren's life has been treated in two biographical novels:
- Munier-Wroblewski, Mia (1948). Olaf Braren (in German). Meissner. Modern edition: Munier-Wroblewski, Mia (2010). Arno Bammé, Thomas Steensen, ed. Olaf Braren: Ein Menschenleben zwischen Wunsch und Wirklichkeit (in German). Husum: Husum Druck und Verlagsgesellschaft. ISBN 978-3-89876-501-5.
- Schmidt, Olaf (2006). Friesenblut (Frisian Blood) (in German). Eichborn-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8218-0770-6.
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