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He lived with his mother & brother all his life, in a flat overlooking much of the city. His night views from 1890s-1904 were usually painted from this vantage. Soluppgang over Staden (1890), The Ring (1896), Sunrise (1890) & Karlbergsvägen (1890)
There is a certain lack of confidence in his 1900 Self-portrait & we know he lived life almost as a recluse - he had hearing problems which isolated him too. Self-portrait (1900), Hornsgatan (1902 & 1902) & Dancing Marines (1890)
His self-portrait is a homage to his blue city scenes of Stockholm. Self-portrait (1901), Tor Hedberg (c1912) & Ernest Thiel (1902). His image of Thiel is startling for its chromatic saturation
Born in Stockholm, into a family who valued education, he was struck down at 14y with Scarlet Fever which damaged his health for life. He studied art before going to the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in 1881. Boys on the Beach (1884) Portraits (1880) & Sunny Day (1880)
In 1963, following the death of her husband, she moved to Texas to be with her daughter. In the 1970s she revisited her old paintings & painted some of them again. Girl with Guitar (1963), Young Woman (1967) & Head of a Woman (c1967)
At the outbreak of War in 1939 the couple moved to the US. Her work was widely exhibited. In 1943 they moved on to NYC. Young Lady (1939), At the Opera (1941) & Calla Lillies (1941). She continued to focus on glamorous portraits & added still life to her repertoire
She married again in 1933 & she convinced her husband to sell up & move to Switzerland. The rise of the Far Right led to their move. Marjorie Ferry (1932), Sleeping Woman (1935) & The Refugees (1937). The latter was a rare political reference, for her, of the flight from Hitler.
1929 saw her create her self-portrait driving a Bugatti for the cover of a magazine. It has become a symbol of the Art Deco style. La Belle Rafaela (1927), Young Ladies (1927), Maternity (1928) & the Artist’s Husband (1928)