Anton Jonsson Genberg (20 June 1862, in Östersund – 8 January 1939, in Storängen,
Nacka
Nacka () is the municipal seat of Nacka Municipality and part of Stockholm urban area in Sweden. The municipality's name harks back to a 16th-century industrial operation established by the Crown at Nacka farmstead where conditions for water mil ...
) was a Swedish painter in the Naturalist style who specialized in mountain landscapes.
Biography
His father, Per Jonsson, was a butcher. After completing his secondary education, he studied at the
Tekniska skolan
Konstfack, or University of Arts, Crafts and Design, is a university college for higher education in the area of art, crafts and design in Stockholm, Sweden.
History
Konstfack has had several different names since it was founded in 1844 by the e ...
in Stockholm from 1882 to 1884 while taking private art lessons from
Oscar Törnå
Oscar Emil Törnå (18 October 1842 - 3 June 1894) was a Swedish landscape painter, illustrator and graphic artist.
Biography
Törnå was born at Kättilstads Parish in Östergötland, Sweden. Of French ancestry, he was the son of Gudmund ...
. From 1884 to 1889, he studied with
Per Daniel Holm
Per Daniel Holm (11 September 1835, Smedjebacken - 7 August 1903, Stockholm) was a Swedish landscape painter.
Biography
His father, Alexander Holm, was a pastor at . He attended the KTH Royal Institute of Technology until 1855, then became a mec ...
at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts where he was awarded several medals.
In 1895, he married Maria Charlotta Anderberg. Later, he held several exhibitions at the
Konstnärshuset
Konstnärshuset (literally Artists' House) is a building in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is owned by the Swedish Artists Association (''Svenska konstnärernas förening'') and is used as an art gallery. History
Designed by Ludvig Petersen, the bui ...
, as well as abroad in Berlin, St. Louis, Buenos Aires and Munich. He had a major showing at the Baltic Exhibition in 1914.
He became famous for his snowy landscape paintings from the Norrland region. Dalarna and
Jämtland
Jämtland (; no, Jemtland or , ; Jamtish: ''Jamtlann''; la, Iemptia) is a historical province () in the centre of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders Härjedalen and Medelpad to the south, Ångermanland to the east, Lapland to the north a ...
were also popular settings for his work. He was Vice-Chairman of the "" from 1913 to 1918 and a board member of the "" from 1906 until his death. He was elected a member of the Royal Academy in 1922.
From 1916 to 1924, he lived in Nacka, in the historical , which was later the home of another artist,
Roland Svensson
Roland Svensson (18January 191031July 2003), was a Swedish painter, writer, black and white artist, illustrator of books and originals for stamps. He is most noted for his depiction of the Stockholm archipelago. He also wrote several books.
B ...
. In 1924, he built his own villa nearby; designed by the architect . He lived there only until 1929.
He died in 1939, at the age of seventy-seven, and is buried in the Norra Begravningsplatsen. Jamtli bildarkiv '', A photograph of his grave
His works may be seen at the
Nationalmuseum
Nationalmuseum (or National Museum of Fine Arts) is the national gallery of Sweden, located on the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm.
The museum's operations stretches far beyond the borders of Blasieholmen, the nationalmuseum manag ...
Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon
''Svenskt biografiskt lexikon'' () is a Swedish biographical dictionary, started in 1917. The first volume, covering names ''Abelin'' to ''Anjou'', was published in 1918. As of 2017, names from A to S are covered.
Volumes
# ABELIN – ANJOU (1 ...