Arvid Mauritz Lindström (26 April 1849 – 11 December 1923) was a

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. Lindström is best known today for his atmospheric landscapes.

Biography

He was born in the parish of Björksta in Västmanland, Sweden. His parents were Per Fredrik Lindström and Hedvig Ringström. He studied at the

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in 1869–1872. He went to Munich and Paris to continue his studies. In 1877 Lindström became an apprentice (''agré'') at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts and in 1886 he joined the Art Association. He lived in England, mainly in London, from the early 1880s to 1889.

Selected paintings

File:Lakeside Landscape in Autumn Colors - Mauritz Lindström.jpg, Lakeside Landscape in Autumn Colors File:Mauritz Lindström- Aftonstamning over frostigt vinterlandskap.jpg, ''Nightfall over a Frosty Winter Landscape'' File:Mauritz Lindström -Sommarlandskap med väg vid vatten.jpg, ''Summer Landscape with Road by the Water'' File:Mauritz Lindström- Aftonrodnad over insjolandskap.jpg, ''Evening by the Sea''

References

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Selected art works
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