Johan Tirén
Johan Tirén (12 October 1853,
was a Swedish painter who specialized in scenes of the rural life in Northern Sweden.Biography
He was the older brother of the artist,
näck (water spirit).[3]
After studying in
Sami people.[4]
In 1884, he married the painter Gerda Rydberg. Their children, Nils and Stina also became artists.
He became deeply involved in the issue of rights for the Sami and, in 1892, painted a controversial scene showing them with some of their reindeer that had been shot by a farmer. It was inspired by a real incident involving a landowner named William Farup of Ljusnedal who had instigated the slaughtering of reindeer belonging to the Sami so the area could be developed.[5]
The logo for
Lapp
" from 1900.
Selected paintings
-
Sami boy playing with his dog -
A Jämtland legend -
Sami with reindeer that have been shot, 1892
References
- ^ Sveriges Dödbok 1901–2009, DVD-ROM, Version 5.00, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund (2010).
- ^ Gudrun Lindahl, Örnsköldsviks konst: 100 år 1977 : historik och konstnärsbiografier, Kulturnämnden, 1977
- ^ Nordensvan, Georg (1928). Svensk Konst och Svenska Konstnärer i Nittonde Århundradet. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag, s 314.
- ^ Nordensvan, Georg (1928). Svensk Konst och Svenska Konstnärer i Nittonde Århundradet. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag, s 315.
- ISBN 91-38-22524-7
Other sources
- Tirén, Johan i Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon, 1906
- Biography from the Nordisk familjebok @ Project Runeberg
- Johan Tirén i Nationalencyklopedin
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johan Tirén.
- More works by Tirén @ ArtNet
- Works from the Jämtlands läns museums.
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