Fritz Jakobsson (born 8 January 1940 in
Pori) is a painter living in
Vaasa
Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas), ,
Finland
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most known for his portraits. He started his career in 1967 and has since then had about 110 art exhibitions in Finland, Sweden, Germany and Italy. He has done over 2000 works of art, of which about 800 are portraits. His most known commissioned portraits are of
Queen Silvia of Sweden
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,
Pope
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John Paul II
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, Cardinal
Carlo Furno
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, Cardinal
Giuseppe Caprio
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and
Princess Stefania Angelo-Comneno of
Thessaly
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. He has also painted many of the most influential people within Finnish public life and Finnish industry and trade, like
Jaakko Pöyry,
Kari Kairamo and
Casimir Ehrnrooth Göran Albert Casimir "Casse" Ehrnrooth, titled ''Vuorineuvos'' (April 6, 1931 – July 8, 2015), was a Finnish magnate and former chairman of the Nokia Corporation. His business career began in the forest industry, and later he was a director of ...
just to mention a few. Fritz Jakobsson is a member of
Angelica-Constantiniana Academy of Arts and Sciences.
External links
Artist's site
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1940 births
Living people
People from Pori
20th-century Finnish painters
21st-century Finnish painters
21st-century male artists
Finnish male painters
20th-century Finnish male artists