Stockholm
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- 9 October 1928, Länna Parish,
Uppland
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) was a Swedish painter and illustrator. She did landscapes from France and Sweden, children's portraits, and
genre
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scenes. Her illustrations were often featured in the magazine (Santa Claus).
Biography
Her father, Carl Henrik Rydberg (1820-1902) was a writer and journalist. Her mother, Emma (1820-1899), was the granddaughter of portrait painter and sculptor
Jonas Forsslund
Jonas Forsslund (1754, Fors Parish, Jämtland - 9 March 1809, Stockholm) was a Swedish portrait painter and sculptor.
Biography
While working as a sales assistant in Uppsala, he spent his spare time creating pastel paintings. Some of these were ...
.Personakt Gerda Rydberg, gift Tirén. /ref>
She studied at the
Technical School
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in Stockholm and at the
Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
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. Thanks to a scholarship, she was able to study in Paris and at the artists' colony in
Grez-sur-Loing
Grez-sur-Loing (, literally ''Grez on Loing''; formerly Grès-en-Gâtinais, literally ''Grès in Gâtinais'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France.
Sights
* The Church of Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent ''(Church o ...
.
In 1884, she married the painter, Johan Tirén, who she had met in Paris; most likely at a private art academy operated by
Edvard Perséus
Edvard Perséus, originally Persson (23 December 1841, in Lund – 7 October 1890, in Stockholm) was a Swedish painter and (a form of superintendent) at the Royal Court of Sweden. He specialized in historical and genre scenes.
Biography
He was ...
.Gerda Tirén, född Rydberg. /ref> They had four children:
Nils
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People and animals with the given name
* Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player
*Nils Björk (1898–1989) ...
and
Stina Stina is a feminine given name, common in the Nordic countries, and may refer to:
* Stina Aronson (1892–1956), Swedish writer
*Stina Berg (1869–1930), Swedish actress
* Stina Bergman (1888–1976), Swedish writer, translator, and screenwriter
* ...
, who also became artists, Karin (1887-1951) and Elisabet (1890-1937). Johan's younger brother was also a painter, in addition to being an ethnographer and folklorist.
She held numerous exhibitions, including ones at the Paris
Salon
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* Beauty salon, a venue for cosmetic treatments
* French term for a drawing room, an architectural space in a home
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* Salon (P ...
(1885), the
Norrköping Exhibition of Art and Industry
Norrköping Exhibition of Art and Industry ( sv, Konst- och industriutställningen i Norrköping) was an exhibition in Norrköping, Sweden in 1906.
At the initiative of the local industrial association ''Norrköpings Fabriksförening och Handtve ...
(1906) and the
Liljevalchs konsthall
Liljevalchs konsthall (Swedish for "Liljevalch's Art Gallery") is an art gallery located on the Djurgården island in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by architect Carl Bergsten (1879–1935) and inaugurated in March 1916, it is today owned by the City ...
(1917). Together with her children, Nils and Stina, she created an exhibition at the
Konstnärshuset
Konstnärshuset (literally Artists' House) is a building in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is owned by the Swedish Artists Association (''Svenska konstnärernas förening'') and is used as an art gallery. History
Designed by Ludvig Petersen, the b ...
in 1918.
Today, she is probably best remembered for 116 black and white illustrations she created in 1899 for an edition of ''
Robinson Crusoe
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'', published in a series of children's books called the . She illustrated several other books in that series, including ''Life in the Country'' by
Fritz Reuter
Fritz Reuter (7 November 1810 – 12 July 1874; born as ''Heinrich Ludwig Christian Friedrich Reuter'') was a novelist from Northern Germany who was a prominent contributor to Low German literature.
Early life
Fritz Reuter was born at Stavenha ...
, as well as drawing designs for Christmas and Easter cards.Gerda Tirén i Konstnärslexikonett Amanda. /ref>
She was buried next to her husband at the and was later joined there by her children..
References
Other sources
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Svenskt konstnärslexikon
The ''Svenskt konstnärslexikon'' is a dictionary of Swedish art and artists that was published in five volumes by Allhems Förlag AB from 1952 to 1967.Gerda Tirén @ the ''Konstnärslexikonett Amanda''