Stockholm
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- 5 December 1951, Länna Parish) was a Swedish painter of landscapes, portraits and
still-life
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Nils
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People and animals with the given name
* Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player
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also became a painter. She studied at the
Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
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from 1905 to 1910. While there, she also took lessons from
Axel Tallberg
Axel Tallberg (23 September 1860 – 8 January 1928) was a Swedish visual artist and engraver. He is remembered for his etching course at the Royal Swedish Academy of Art and for his portraits, including those of King Oscar II, Leo Tolstoy and Theo ...
at his etching school. In 1921, she was awarded a scholarship by the .
She was a regular participant in exhibitions arranged by the Society for Jämtland Art Culture and the Jämtland County Art Association. Her first major exhibitions came in 1911, at the academy, under the auspices of the (Association of Swedish Female Artists). This was followed by showings at the in
Lund
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(1912), and the
Baltic Exhibition
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A Swedish world's fair
The event showcased the industry, ...
of 1914.
A joint exhibition with her mother and brother was presented at the
Konstnärshuset
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Designed by Ludvig Petersen, the b ...
in 1918 During the 1920s and 30s, she participated in several exhibitions held by the at
Liljevalchs konsthall
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.
Her largest showing was at the academy in 1941, where she filled three large halls with a series of "Northern Landscapes".
Jämtland
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and
Härjedalen
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were among her favorite places to paint. She also produced numerous portraits, including several of her family, and provided illustrations for the ' (Children's Library Saga), a series of periodicals published from 1899 to 1954.
Her works may be seen at the
Nationalmuseum
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The museum's operations stretches far beyond the borders of Blasieholmen, the nationalmuseum manag ...
, the
Nordiska museet
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Östersund
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.
References
Further reading
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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.LIBRIS
in the ''Svenska konstnärer, Biografisk handbok'' @
Projekt Runeberg
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