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Sigurd Wallin
David Sigurd Wallin (June 10, 1916 in Nora, Sweden, Nora rural parish in Örebro County, Sweden – May 8, 1999 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish artist. He grew up in Stockholm. Sigurd Wallin was the son of the Swedish artist David Wallin (1876–1957) and his wife Elin Wallin (1884–1969; born in Lundberg, Stockholm). He was the brother of the artist Bianca Wallin (1909–2006). His uncle was the Swedish-American artist Carl E. Wallin (1879–1968). In 1945 he married Margit, born :sv:Ruuth, Ruuth; the couple settled down in Stockholm, Sweden, and had two daughters. To find motifs for his oil paintings, Sigurd Wallin made annual summer trips, most often to Scania, especially to the neighbourhood of Arild, Mölle and Båstad. Arild was originally an old fishing village, known as Arildsläge (''Arild's fishing village''). On Kullaberg in Arild the artists benefited from an especially strong summer light that reminded them of Skagen, Skagen light, and many S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora, Sweden
Nora is a locality and the seat of Nora Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 6,526 inhabitants in 2010. History Nora received its charter in 1643. The government had requested the inhabitants of both Nora and the adjacent town Lindesberg to move together into a newly chartered city called Järle. However, the government proved unsuccessful, and instead granted both Nora and Lindesberg independent charters at that year. Many wooden houses built in the 18th and 19th century have been spared from fires and demolition, making the town Nora one of Sweden's best preserved wooden towns. Eksjö and Hjo are two other examples, and they have together with Nora initiated a wooden-town development project. Also part of the old city structure are cobbled streets with small houses and shops by small windling street. Anna Maria Lenngren, a Swedish poet, once proclaimed "Så liten stad, så mycket smak" (Such small town, so much flavor). The first normal gauge railway in Sweden was opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |