Category Painter

Edgard Maxence

Biography Edgar Maxence was born on January 3, 1871, in Bordeaux and died on April 25, 1954, in Paris. He was a French Symbolist painter, renowned for his works that blend mysticism, spiritual symbolism, and great technical mastery. Coming from…

J.A.G. Acke

Biography Johan Axel Gustaf Acke, better known by the signature J.A.G. Acke, was born on April 7, 1859, in Bergielund near Stockholm, into a cultured family. His father, Nils Johan Andersson, was a renowned botanist and director of the Swedish…

Albert Lynch

Biography Albert Lynch, born on September 26, 1860, in Gleisweiler, Germany, was a painter and illustrator active mainly in France during the Belle Époque. Coming from a cosmopolitan background, he was the son of Diego Lynch, a Peruvian merchant of…

Carl Johan Forsberg

Biography Carl Johan Forsberg, born on March 25, 1868, in Norrköping, Sweden, and who died in the same city on October 30, 1938, was a Swedish painter, illustrator, and architect. He is best known for his luminous watercolors, Scandinavian landscapes,…

Olof Thunman

Biography Olof Thunman was born on February 18, 1879, in Uppsala, Sweden, into a cultured family with a strong artistic orientation. His father, Konrad Thunman, was a professor and writer, which nurtured his early interest in literature and artistic creation.…

Oskar Bergman

Biography Oskar Bergman (1879–1955) was a Swedish painter known for his naturalistic works, particularly his seascapes and depictions of coastal life. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm, where he received rigorous training that combined the…