Emma Ekwall
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Emma Ekwall (1838–1925)
Emma Amalia Ekwall (18 January 1838 – 1 February 1925)[1] was a Swedish painter.
Life and career[]
Born in Gransbo, Småland, she was the daughter of the official Nils Fredrik Ekvalland Emelie Bernhardina Carolina Djurström and the sister of Knut, and .
Ekwall studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm between 1865 and 1871. The latter year also saw her become the first woman to receive a royal medal.[1] After her studies, she went abroad, spending time in Munich and Leipzig. She most notably painted portraits, as well as flowers and children, some of which are on display at Nationalmuseum.[2]
In 1925, Ekwall died in Stockholm, at the age of 87.
Gallery[]
Lighting the pipe, 1890
Still life with fruit
Young girl with wooden spoon and coffee mill
References[]
- ^ a b "Emma Amalia Ekwall". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Emma Ekwall" (in Swedish). Nationalmuseum. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
External links[]
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- Emma Ekwall at Bukowskis.com (in Swedish)
Categories:
- 1838 births
- 1925 deaths
- 19th-century Swedish painters
- 20th-century Swedish painters
- Swedish portrait painters
- Swedish still life painters
- Swedish women painters
- 20th-century Swedish women artists
- 19th-century Swedish women artists
- Swedish painter stubs