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painter, illustrator, and art teacher.
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Biography
His father, Carl Johan Althin (1832-1869), was a
pastor
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. He went to Stockholm for his primary education. During that time, he received some art lessons from the court
curator
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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 ...
'' From 1885 to 1892, he was a student at the
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts ( sv, Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna), commonly called the Royal Academy, is located in Stockholm, Sweden. An independent organization that promotes the development of painting, sculpture, architec ...
, although he spent the years 1889 to 1891 abroad, to study decorative painting in Paris with
Pierre-Victor Galland
Pierre-Victor Galland (Geneva, 15 July 1822 – Paris, 30 November 1892) was a French decorative painter.Brief biography @ the ''Lexikonett amanda'' After graduating, he became a teacher of freehand drawing.
He is perhaps best known as the founder of ''Althin's School of Painting'' (), a private preparatory school that opened in 1896. He continued to teach freehand and figure drawing at other schools; notably at the "Technical School for Female Students", a division of the University of Arts, Crafts and Design.
In addition to his paintings and drawings, he created decorative works for
Sofia Church
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in Stockholm,
Uppsala Cathedral
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and at
Sollefteå church
Sollefteå () is a locality and the seat of Sollefteå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 8,562 inhabitants in 2010.
The earliest written account on Sollefteå is found in a script dating back to 1270. During this time the name o ...
, as well as at smaller churches in
Örebro
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Sundsvall
Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population.
History
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. Svenskt porträttgalleri /ref> He also produced magazine illustrations and posters, including several for Salvator Beer, produced at the (Great Brewery).
In 1894, he married Elisabet Maria Carlheim-Gyllensköld (1870-1911); daughter of the naval commander, . He remarried in 1912, to Matilda Forsström (1883-1924), the daughter of a court clerk. Both marriages were childless.
Selected works
File:Caleb Althin-Stora bryggeriets öl är bäst.jpg, Poster for the Stora Bryggeriet
File:Althin-Wounded.jpg, The Wounded Man (History of
Ljungby
Ljungby () is the central locality of Ljungby Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden, with 15,785 inhabitants in 2015.
Ljungby was instituted in 1829 as a ''köping'', or ''market town'', and did not become a municipality of its own when the fir ...
)
File:Caleb Althin-Sittande man.jpg, Sitting Man
File:Althin-Horn.jpg, The Man Who Stole the Golden Horn (History of Ljungby)
File:Caleb Althin-Konstnärens modell.jpg, The Artist's Model