Ferdinand Julius Fagerlin (5 February 1825 - 19 March 1907) was a Swedish-German genre painter.

Biography

Born in Stockholm, Fagerlin first apprenticed as a shipbuilder (1842–1843) before attending the

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(1845–1847). He joined the army (1850–1854) and practiced painting, particularly portraits. From 1854 on he dedicated himself completely to painting and with the support of his former teachers studied at the

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, with

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(1854–1855). He spent time in Paris (1856-1858), where he worked in the shop of

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. On his return to Düsseldorf in 1958, he settled as a painter and married Alice (1844–1931), daughter of painter

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(1816-1853) whose shop he inherited after the latter's death in 1853. From 1862 to 1902 he was a member of the Düsseldorf art society,

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. The Swedish painter Axel Kulle was his student from 1875 to 1880. After 1863, he traveled frequently to the Netherlands, and the imagery he acquired there, particularly of the Dutch coast and the life of its sailors and inhabitants became formative in his genre painting. In 1867 he showed ''Der Heiratsantrag'' and ''Die Eifersucht'' at the

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in Paris. He died in

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six weeks after his 82nd birthday.

Notable works

* ''Die angehenden Raucher'' (Nationalmuseum Stockholm), * ''Die Eifersucht'' (Nationalmuseum Stockholm), * ''Die Liebeserklärung'', * ''Der Heiratsantrag'', * ''Die Krankenstube'', * ''Der verschmähte Freier'', * ''Die Genesende (Häusliche Andacht)'', 1867 (Nationalmuseum Stockholm)

Selected works

File:Ferdinand Fagerlin, "DEN FÖRTVIVLADE FRIAREN".jpg, ''The Desperate Suitor'' File:Ferdinand Fagerlin - Surprised - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Surprised'', 1888 File:Ferdinand_Fagerlin-Wishing_it_were_she.jpg, ''Wishing I Were Her.'' File:Ferdinand Fagerlin, "DEN FÖRHÅNADE UNGKARLEN"..jpg, ''The Mocked Bachelor'' File:Ferdinand Fagerlin Girl in front of a mirror.jpg, ''Girl in Front of a Mirror''

Biography

Notable works

Selected works

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