Category Painter

STUCK Franz Von

Biography Franz von Stuck (1863–1928) was one of the leading figures of German Symbolism and a central personality of Munich’s artistic life around 1900. Born in Lower Bavaria into a modest family, he displayed remarkable graphic talent from an early…

LIBERT Georg Emil

Biography Georg Emil Libert (1820–1908) was a Danish painter renowned for his luminous landscapes and evocative portrayals of Danish countryside life. Born in Copenhagen, Libert showed early artistic promise and enrolled at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, where…

NORLIND Ernst

Biography Ernst Norlind (1877–1952) was a Swedish painter, writer, and cultural figure whose poetic vision and atmospheric landscapes made him a distinctive voice in Scandinavian art of the early twentieth century. Born in Visby on the island of Gotland, Norlind…

MEISSONIER Ernest

Biography Ernest Meissonier (1815–1891) was a French painter and sculptor, celebrated for his meticulous historical and military scenes as well as genre paintings of 17th- and 18th-century life. Born in Lyon, the fourth child of a merchant, Meissonier displayed early…

MAXENCE Edgard

Biography Edgard Maxence (1871–1954) was a French Symbolist painter renowned for his mystical, idealized compositions and mastery of color. Born into a prosperous bourgeois family in Nantes, the son of Henri Maxence and Estelle Boquien, he married Julienne Babin, linking…

ACKE J.A.G.

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…

LYNCH Albert

Biography Albert Lynch (26 September 1860 – 25 March 1950) was a painter of Peruvian descent, born in Germany but who spent his entire life in France, where he is considered a French artist. He was the son of Diego…

FORSBERG Carl Johan

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,…

THUNMAN Olof

Biography Olof Thunman (1879–1944) was a Swedish painter, draftsman, and poet whose work centered on the landscapes and cultural heritage of Uppland. He studied at Stockholm’s Academy of Fine Arts from 1902 to 1906, also attending its etching school. In…

BERGMAN Oskar

Biography Oskar Bergman was born in Stockholm in 1879 into a modest family. At home, his artistic talent was not immediately recognized, so he educated himself with occasional drawing lessons from a friend of his mother. When his father died…