Anna Cervin
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Born | Anna Kristina Cervin 27 May 1878 Holmedal, Sweden |
Died | 1972 (aged 93–94) |
Education | Royal Swedish Academy of Arts (1898–1903) Académie Colarossi (1903–1904) Harriet Backer School (1907–1908) |
Spouse(s) | (1904–1912) |
Anna Kristina Cervin (27 May 1878 in , Sweden – 1972) was a Swedish artist, primarily known for her painting work.
Early life[]
Cervin was the daughter of and .
Career and artistic style[]
She studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm between 1898 and 1903, at the Académie Colarossi in Paris between 1903 and 1904, and at the Harriet Backer School in Oslo between 1907 and 1908. She worked in Sweden. At first she mainly painted still life portraits and landscape paintings, mostly with oil.
She became known for her skill copying family portraits and older paintings. She was featured in several Swedish artists' exhibitions and in the exhibition Fem målarinnor in in 1948, and at Lund University's art exhibition in 1919.
Her works are presented at the Nationalmuseum and in the Värmlands museum in Karlstad, among others.
Personal life[]
She was married to the Norwegian sculptor between 1904 and 1912.
References[]
- This article is completely or partly based on material from the Swedish Wikipedia, Anna Cervin (from 21 June 2014).
- Svenskt konstnärslexikon. Vol. 1. Malmö: . p. 302.
- Lundström, N. S. (1924). Svenska Kvinnor i offentlig verksamhet. .
- 1878 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Årjäng Municipality
- Swedish artists
- Swedish expatriates in France
- Swedish expatriates in Norway
- Académie Colarossi alumni
- Swedish artist stubs