Pernby School of Painting (), formerly Otte Skölds Art School (), in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

was founded in 1927 by

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 ...

(1894–1958), and in 1929 he was joined by

Åke Pernby Åke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name ''Anicho'', derived from ''ano'' meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/ Norweg ...

(1901–1981). The school was renamed in 1949, when Otte Skölds became director of the

Nationalmuseum Nationalmuseum is the List of national galleries, national gallery of fine arts of Sweden, located on the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm. The museum's operations stretch far beyond the borders of Blasieholmen, including the Natio ...

, and Åke Pernby was in charge as rector. The school offers a two years training in painting and subscription, and prepares students for a higher education in

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art (or, fine arts) is made primarily for aesthetics or creativity, creative expression, distinguishing it from popular art, decorative art or applied art, which also either serve some practical function ...

Alumni

Erik Wennerstrand Erik Wennerstrand (born 1963) is a Swedish artist working chiefly with sculpture, poetry and visual art. He resides and works in Stockholm. Previously, Wennerstrand had the personal name Per and during a period signed his work Erik Holm. Wennerstra ...

(born 1963), Swedish artist

References

External links

Official website
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