Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd (1964) by Erling Mandelmann

Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd (4 June 1934 – 3 May 2016) was a Swedish painter and sculptor. He studied with

Fernand Léger Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (; February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) was a French painting, painter, sculpture, sculptor, and film director, filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism (known as "tubism") which he gradually ...

in Paris 1951 and was a professor of painting at The Academy of Fine Arts in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

1965–1969. In 1974 he was a guest professor at

Minneapolis School of Art The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) is a private college specializing in the visual arts and located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. MCAD currently enrolls approximately 800 students. MCAD is one of just a few major art schools to offer ...

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, Minnesota. In 1986 he was awarded the

Prince Eugen Medal The Prince Eugen Medal ( sv, Prins Eugen-medaljen) is a medal conferred by the King of Sweden for "outstanding artistic achievement". The medal was established in 1945 by the then King of Sweden, Gustaf V, in connection with the eightieth birthd ...

for painting. Reuterswärd died of

pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity ...

at a hospital in

Landskrona Landskrona (old da, Landskrone) is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance. Ferries operate from Landskrona t ...

, Sweden on 3 May 2016, aged 81.

Gallery

Non violence sculpture by carl fredrik reutersward malmo sweden.jpg, ''Non-violence'' in Malmö, Sweden TakeCareOfTheEarth.JPG, The bronze sculpture ''Var rädd om jorden'' (Take Care of the Earth), inaugurated on 25 November 2011 in Borås, Sweden

An autobiographic trilogy

*1988: ''Titta, jag är osynlig!'', Gedins, reissued by

Natur & Kultur Natur & Kultur is a Swedish publishing foundation with head office in Stockholm known for an extensive series of teaching materials. Its logotype is an apple tree. Overview The publishing house was founded in 1922 by Johan Hansson and his wif ...

, 2000 *1996: ''Alias Charlie Lavendel 1952-61'', Natur & Kultur *2000: ''Closed for Holidays: memoarer'', Natur & Kultur

References

External links

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*http://www.sydsvenskan.se/familj/dodsfall/konstnaren-carl-fredrik-reutersward-har-avlidit/ 1934 births 2016 deaths Swedish male sculptors Artists from Stockholm Recipients of the Prince Eugen Medal Deaths from pneumonia in Sweden {{Sweden-sculptor-stub