Nils Kreuger

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Nils Kreuger
Born(1858-10-11)11 October 1858
Died11 May 1930(1930-05-11) (aged 71)
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Nils Edvard Kreuger (11 October 1858 – 11 May 1930) was a Swedish painter. He specialized in landscapes and rural scenes.[1]

Biography

His father, Johan August (1821–1887), operated a lumber and wood products business. In 1874, he began his studies at the

plein aire in Grez-sur-Loing. As his style progressed, he showed a preference for painting at dawn or dusk, in haze or rain. His first exhibition at the Salon
came in 1882.

After 1885, he was a supporter of the Opponenterna, a group that was opposed to the outmoded teaching methods at the Royal Academy. He was also active in creating the Konstnärsförbundet (Artists' Union).[3] At this time, he abandoned painting en plein aire in favor of Romantic nationalism. In 1886, he married Bertha Elisabeth von Essen (1857–1932), the daughter of an army officer, and settled in Bourg-la-Reine.

In 1887, he returned to Sweden, looking for a quiet place to paint, and chose

Van Gogh
, whose paintings were exhibited in Copenhagen in 1893.

In 1896, he moved to Stockholm, but visited Öland in the summers, where he painted cows and horses. After 1900, his palette lightened and he began adding dots to his work. He also did illustrations, designed furniture and produced some humorous paintings called the historiska baksidor ('historic backs'), showing famous rulers from behind. Between 1904 and 1905, he executed some large wall paintings at the Engelbrektsskolan [sv]. In his final years, he had problems with his eyesight, but was able to continue painting.

His works may be seen in the

Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde,[6] the Thiel Gallery, and the Gothenburg Museum of Art.[7]

Industrialist Ivar Kreuger was his cousin.

Selected paintings

  • Cattle on the Meadow
    Cattle on the Meadow
  • Mid Day Rest
    Mid Day Rest
  • Grazing Cow
    Grazing Cow
  • October Evening at Apelviken (Varberg)
    October Evening at Apelviken (Varberg)
  • King Karl X, from "Historic Backs"
    King
    Karl X
    , from "Historic Backs"
  • Evening in March
    Evening in March
  • In the Rain (Paris)
    In the Rain (Paris)

References

  1. Nordisk Familjebok @ Project Runeberg
  2. ^ Gunnar Carlquist (ed.) Svensk uppslagsbok, Vol.15 (1933)
  3. ^ Lexikon för konst, Vol. 2, pg.705 (1958)
  4. ^ Nationalmuseum
  5. ^ Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
  6. ^ Göteborgs konstmuseum

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