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Johanna (Hanna) Sofia Rönnberg (16 April 1862 – 9 October 1946) was a Finnish artist and writer. She belonged to the generation of women painters in the 1880s who adopted the French
She became particularly attached to the artists colony at Önningeby where the painter 
Her paintings often included people. Her best works appeared around 1890, some achieving success at exhibitions. Her early works of outdoor scenes on Ã…land were inspired by the French en plein air movement. She continued to paint in the 1890s and even later, introducing brighter colour and sweeping brushstrokes. In 1932, she arranged a solo exhibition of the paintings.
She became interested in the lives of the inhabitants of the Åland Islands, including them in her fiction and non-fiction writings. From the early 1890s, she concentrated increasingly on her short story collections including ''Från Ålands skär'' (1899) and ''Brovaktens historier'' (1905) which received a Swedish literature award in 1905. In 1938, she published an account of the artist colony in ''Konstnärskolonien på Äland 1886–1914''.
Hanna Rönnberg spent her later years in a villa on the coast in Kulosaari just outside Helsinki where she died on 9 October 1946.
''Hanna Rönnberg'' by Kjell Ekström
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Realism
Realism, Realistic, or Realists may refer to:
In the arts
*Realism (arts), the general attempt to depict subjects truthfully in different forms of the arts
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*Classical Realism
*Literary realism, a move ...
style, becoming an active member of the Önningeby artists colony
Önningeby is a village in Jomala Municipality on the Finnish island of Åland. It is located some 7 km (4 mi) northeast of Mariehamn. Önningeby has 214 inhabitants (2014). In the south of Önningeby, Lemström's canal separates the municipaliti ...
on the island of Ã…land. As an author, she is remembered mainly for her depictions of Scandinavian artists at the end of the 19th century.
Biography
Born on 16 April 1862 in Hämeenlinna, Rönnberg was the daughter of Johan Rönnberg and Evelin Sofie Stenvall. She studied at the Finnish Art Society's Drawing School (1875–81) in Helsinki and at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts (1881–85) inStockholm
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 ...
. She went on to attend courses in Paris at the Académie Julian
The Académie Julian () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907) that was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number a ...
and the Académie Colarossi
The Académie Colarossi (1870–1930) was an art school in Paris founded in 1870 by the Italian model and sculptor Filippo Colarossi. It was originally located on the Île de la Cité, and it moved in 1879 to 10 rue de la Grande-Chaumière in the ...
.
She became particularly attached to the artists colony at Önningeby where the painter Victor Westerholm
Victor Axel Westerholm (4 January 1860 Turku – 19 November 1919 Turku) was a Finnish landscape painter, especially known for founding the Önningeby artists' colony.
Biography
Victor Axel Westerholm was born in Turku in 1860. He was the son ...
had a summer house
A summer house or summerhouse has traditionally referred to a building or shelter used for relaxation in warm weather. This would often take the form of a small, roofed building on the grounds of a larger one, but could also be built in a garden ...
. One of the most important members of the group, she first visited in 1886 and returned year after year. She contributed to the colony's success by including it in her fictional and non-fictional writings. One of the members of the colony was Elin Danielson
Elin Kleopatra Danielson-Gambogi (3 September 1861 – 31 December 1919) was a Finnish painter, best known for her realist works and portraits. Danielson-Gambogi was part of the first generation of Finnish women artists who received professional ...
with whom she painted both in Önningeby and in Paris.
In 1888, Edvard Westman invited her to join him in Denmark. They met in Copenhagen and together visited the Danish artists colony in Skagen. For a time they planned to marry but never did.
Her paintings often included people. Her best works appeared around 1890, some achieving success at exhibitions. Her early works of outdoor scenes on Ã…land were inspired by the French en plein air movement. She continued to paint in the 1890s and even later, introducing brighter colour and sweeping brushstrokes. In 1932, she arranged a solo exhibition of the paintings.
She became interested in the lives of the inhabitants of the Åland Islands, including them in her fiction and non-fiction writings. From the early 1890s, she concentrated increasingly on her short story collections including ''Från Ålands skär'' (1899) and ''Brovaktens historier'' (1905) which received a Swedish literature award in 1905. In 1938, she published an account of the artist colony in ''Konstnärskolonien på Äland 1886–1914''.
Hanna Rönnberg spent her later years in a villa on the coast in Kulosaari just outside Helsinki where she died on 9 October 1946.
Works
See also
* Golden Age of Finnish Art * Finnish artReferences
Further reading
''Hanna Rönnberg'' by Kjell Ekström
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