Agnes Wieslander was an artist who primarily painted landscapes and still lifes in oils. She was one of the founder members of Konstnärsgruppen (the artists’ group) 1913. Agnes Wieslander was born on 21 July 1873. She was the youngest child of district judge Svante Vitalis Wieslander and his wife Caroline. The older children were Iwar,… Continue reading The Farm in the Shadow
Category: Painting
The bread baking
Charlotte Mannheimer was an artist who was also a patron of the arts. Her role as patron had a major influence on the artistic life of Gothenburg during the 1910s and 1920s. Charlotte Mannheimer’s parents were the Danish wholesaler Arnold Abrahamson and his Dutch wife Flora de Jongh, who were both of Jewish heritage. Charlotte… Continue reading The bread baking
The Cat
Ottilia Adelborg was a key figure within the history of Swedish illustrated books. Ottilia Adelborg was brought up within the family of a nobleman and an officer. Her family home was an educated and affluent one. When her father died in 1865 it became evident that the family’s wealth was tied up in loans and… Continue reading The Cat
Self-portrait
Ava Lagercrantz was an artist and a highly sought-after portrait painter who was active in the USA in the early twentieth century. She was commissioned to paint portraits of King Oscar II and King Gustav V. Ava Lagercrantz was born in Karlskrona in 1862. Towards the end of 1866 she and her family moved to… Continue reading Self-portrait
Friends
Hanna Pauli was a pioneer of the visual arts in the 1880s. She is best known for her seminal portrait of the Finnish artist Venny Soldan-Aho along with her group portrait entitled Vännerna. Hanna Pauli was the youngest daughter of the music publisher Abraham Hirsch and Pauline Meyerson. She grew up in Gamla stan (the… Continue reading Friends
Sunshine
Fanny Brate was a genre painter who depicted Swedish nature, folklore, and home interiors. She also painted portraits. Fanny Brate was born in Stockholm in 1861. Her father was Johan Frans Gustaf Oscar Ekbom, who served as a royal factor for King Oscar II. Her mother was Henriette Alexandrine Dahlgren. Fanny Brate trained as an… Continue reading Sunshine
At the piano
Mina Carlson-Bredberg was an artist who was active during the decades around 1900. Mina Carlson-Bredberg was born in Gothenburg in 1857. Her family was otherwise well rooted in wealthy circles in Stockholm. Her father Henrik Vilhelm Bredberg was a judge in the Court of Appeal and her mother Josefina Lovisa, née Smerling, was the daughter… Continue reading At the piano
The Red Cross
Jenny Nyström was an artist and an illustrator. She was the first woman in Sweden to be awarded a royal medal for her historically-themed painting. Her legacy was established by the popularity of her depictions of “tomte” (a mythological creature often associated with Christmas). Jenny Nyström was born in Kalmar. She was the daughter of… Continue reading The Red Cross
The Graveyard in the Mountains
Anna Boberg was a painter and a versatile artist who also created ceramic-, glass- and textile-art. A defining moment in her life was coming face to face with the arctic landscape of Lofoten when she was in her 30s. Anna Boberg was brought up in Stockholm in an upper middle-class family. Her father, architect and… Continue reading The Graveyard in the Mountains