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Axel Kulle
Henrik Axel Kulle (22 March 1846 – 27 February 1908) was a Swedish painter who specialized in genre scenes. Biography Kulle was born in Lund, Sweden. His father was a brewer and innkeeper. His older brother, Jakob Kulle (1838–1898) was also a painter and his younger brother, Sven Kulle (1860-1945) was a medalist. He was apprenticed to a local painter. In 1865, enrolled at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts where he studied until 1872. He returned to Lund the following year and was able to sell some paintings to the local Art Society. In 1875, he left home for Düsseldorf, where he studied with Swedish-German genre painter Ferdinand Fagerlin. He introduced Kulle to the Düsseldorf School work. In 1877, Kulle sent home a painting, "The Church Council in Skåne", that was bought by the Nationalmuseum. In 1880, he received a scholarship from the Dahlgrenska Foundation () in Strömstad and moved to Paris. He remained there for three years, painting en plein aire and dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Kulle (1846-1908)
Henrik Axel Kulle (22 March 1846 – 27 February 1908) was a Swedish painter who specialized in genre scenes. Biography Kulle was born in Lund, Sweden. His father was a brewer and innkeeper. His older brother, , was also a painter and his younger brother, , was a medalist. He was apprenticed to a local painter. In 1865, enrolled at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts where he studied until 1872. He returned to Lund the following year and was able to sell some paintings to the local Art Society. In 1875, he left home for Düsseldorf, where he studied with Swedish-German genre painter Ferdinand Fagerlin. He introduced Kulle to the Düsseldorf School work. In 1877, Kulle sent home a painting, "The Church Council in Skåne", that was bought by the Nationalmuseum. In 1880, he received a scholarship from the in Strömstad and moved to Paris. He remained there for three years, painting en plein aire ''En plein air'' (; French for 'outdoors'), or ''plein air'' painting, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |