Gustav Edvard Westman (16 May 1865 – 23 September 1917) was a

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painter, known for his works in the

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style.

Biography

Edvard Westman was born in

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, but spent most of his childhood in

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. He was the son of Johan Ludwig Westman and Emma Elisabeth Holmström. His brother Ernst Ludvig Westman (1863–1949) was also an artist. After first attending the

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from 1882 to 1883, he was then a student with artist Oscar Törnå (c. 1842–1894) at his studio. He continued his studies in the

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from 1883 to 1885 under

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, followed by a period in Paris and Belgium. After his studies in Paris, he became a member of the artists colonies in Skagen, Denmark, and Önningeby on the island of Åland in the late 19th century. He spent several years in Turku, Finland, frequently returning to Åland where he joined

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(1860–1919) and his friends at the artists colony, which he first time visited in 1887. In Önningeby village he met a Finnish painter

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. They secretly engaged, but never married. Afterwards he moved to Koholma in

. Westman participated in the Swedish Association of Artists ( Konstnärsförbundet) exhibitions in

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and

in 1891. He exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893 and in the Industrial Exhibition at

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in 1907. Edvard Westman died in accident near his home in

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, Sweden, in 1917. His art consists principally of natural studies and landscape portraits made in oil or etching and frequently featuring Normandy, Åland and Skagen. His works are in the permanent collections of Skagen Museum and Önningebymuseet in Önningeby as well as at museums in Gävleborg and Turku.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Westman, Edvard 1865 births 1917 deaths People from Gävle 19th-century Swedish painters 19th-century male artists Westman family