Artist Directory — 20th Century Swedish Portrait Painters

Magnusson, Gustaf (1890-1957)

Gustaf Magnusson was a celebrated Swedish painter and engraver, predominantly known for portraits and scenes. Born in Stockholm, Magnusson was a respected co...
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Weinberg, Gunnar (1876-1959)

Gunnar Weinberg (1876-1959) was a Swedish painter, draughtsman and illustrator known primarily for portraits, town scenes, and landscapes. Born in Gothenburg...
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Morsing, Leopold (1887-1971)

Leopold Morsing was an adept Swedish painter of landscapes, still lifes and portraits.  As a young man, Morsing was thrust into an ever-advancing art scene w...
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Tägtström, David (1894-1981)

David Tägtström was a Swedish artist predominantly known as one of Sweden’s leading figures in drypoint engraving. He was also an accomplished portraitist, c...
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Simonsson, Birger (1883-1938)

Birger Simonsson was an important contributor to Swedish modernism and known predominantly for portraits, figures, and landscapes. He trained at the Académie...
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Cleve, Agnes (1876-1951)

Agnes Cleve was one of Sweden’s foremost female artists of the early 20th-Century. A maestro at modernism, Cleve’s vivacious, fast-paced works capture with e...
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Hygrell, Birgit (1903-1972)

Hygrell was a versatile and widely-exhibited painter who studied in Gothenburg and later at the Stockholm School of Art. She was predominantly known for her ...
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Kronstrand, Bror (1875-1950)

Swedish artist, Bror Kronstrand, became one of the leading society painters of his generation and produced hundreds of portraits for wealthy patrons. At the ...
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