Anna Kristina Cervin (27 May 1878 in Holmedal, Sweden – 1972) was a

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artist, primarily known for her painting work.

Early life

Cervin was the daughter of August Cervin and Emma Brattén.

Career and artistic style

She studied at the

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in Stockholm between 1898 and 1903, at the

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in Paris between 1903 and 1904, and at the Harriet Backer School in Oslo between 1907 and 1908. She worked in Sweden. At first she mainly painted

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portraits and landscape paintings, mostly with oil. She became known for her skill copying family portraits and older paintings. She was featured in several Swedish artists' exhibitions and in the exhibition ''Fem målarinnor'' in Värmlands Museum in 1948, and at

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and in the Värmlands museum in

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, among others.

Personal life

She was married to the Norwegian sculptor Jens Munthe-Svendsen between 1904 and 1912.

References

:''This article is completely or partly based on material from the Swedish Wikipedia, Anna Cervin (from 21 June 2014).'' * * 1878 births 1972 deaths People from Årjäng Municipality Swedish artists Swedish expatriates in France Swedish expatriates in Norway Académie Colarossi alumni {{Sweden-artist-stub