Académie Scandinave (

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: ''Scandinavian Academy'') was a private

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that existed between 1919 and 1935. The school was located in the Maison Watteau art gallery, at no. 6 rue Jules-Chaplain. It was free and focused on figurative painting and sculpture.Elisabeth Fabritius, "Astrid Noack (1888–1954)"
''Dansk Kvindebiografist Leksikon''. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

History

Maison Watteau was founded by Lena Börjeson in 1919, with the goal to sell Nordic artists’ work in Paris, as an

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and an artists’ social club. It was backed by art dealer,

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; businessperson and director of Tändstickbolaget,

Gunnar Cederschiöld Gunnar Cederschiöld (né Mathias Gunnar Cederschiöld; 30 July 1887 – 21 November 1949) was a Swedish author, artist, school director, and fencing, fencer. Biography Gunnar Cederschiöld was born as Mathias Gunnar Cederschiöld on 30 ...

; and Swedish ambassador, Johan Ehrensvärd. Académie Scandinave was led by

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visual artists in the early years, including Lena Börjeson,

Otte Sköld Joseph Adolf Johannes Sköld (14 July 1894 – 7 November 1958), commonly known as Otte Sköld, was a Swedish painter, mosaicist, scenographer, draftsman, graphic artist, and teacher. He taught at the Académie Moderne and Académie Scandinav ...

Henrik Sørensen Henrik Sørensen (12 February 1882 – 24 February 1962) was a Norwegian painter. Personal life Sørensen was born in Fryksände in Sweden as a son of Severin Sørensen and Helene Høibraaten. He was married to Gudrun Klewe, and is father o ...

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, and Per Krohg. From 1927 until 1935, the school was led by French artists.

Notable faculty

Painting faculty

Sculpture faculty

Notable alumni

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Académie Scandinave 1919 establishments in France 1935 disestablishments in France Art schools in Paris Buildings and structures in the 6th arrondissement of Paris Education in Paris