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1869 Lonneberga, Kalmar County, Sweden - 1940 Stockholm, Sweden. Known for: Illustration, portrait, caricatures for magazine publications, drawings.
Albert Engström (1869 – 1940) was a Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy from 1922. He was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County (Småland) but spent most of his childhood in Hult... Read full biography
Albert Engström (1869 – 1940) was a Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy from 1922. He was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County (Småland) but spent most of his childhood in Hult (near Eksjö), where his father was the railroad stationmaster. He graduated from Norrköping secondary... Read full biography
Albert Engström (1869 – 1940) was a Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy from 1922. He was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County (Småland) but spent most of his childhood in Hult (near Eksjö), where his father was the railroad stationmaster. He graduated from Norrköping secondary school in 1888 and went to Uppsala University the following year to read Latin and Greek, a pursuit which he abandoned after two years. In 1892 he enrolled at the Valand School of Fine Arts in... Read full biography
Albert Engström (1869 – 1940) was a Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy from 1922. He was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County (Småland) but spent most of his childhood in Hult (near Eksjö), where his father was the railroad stationmaster. He graduated from Norrköping secondary school in 1888 and went to Uppsala University the following year to read Latin and Greek, a pursuit which he abandoned after two years. In 1892 he enrolled at the Valand School of Fine Arts in Gothenburg to study under Carl Larsson. Between 1894 and 1896 Albert Engström was on the editorial staff for the satirical publication Söndags-Nisse. In 1897 he founded the humor magazine Strix. Among the themes of his many illustrations were those of tramps... Read full biography
Albert Engström (1869 – 1940) was a Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy from 1922. He was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County (Småland) but spent most of his childhood in Hult (near Eksjö), where his father was the railroad stationmaster. He graduated from Norrköping secondary school in 1888 and went to Uppsala University the following year to read Latin and Greek, a pursuit which he abandoned after two years. In 1892 he enrolled at the Valand School of Fine Arts in Gothenburg to study under Carl Larsson. Between 1894 and 1896 Albert Engström was on the editorial staff for the satirical publication Söndags-Nisse. In 1897 he founded the humor magazine Strix. Among the themes of his many illustrations were those of tramps and drunkards, and indeed alcohol, or rather its adverse effects, featured largely in his humour. One such recurring fictional ch... Read full biography
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Albert Engström (1869 – 1940) was a Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy from 1922. He was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County (Småland) but spent most of his childhood in Hult (near Eksjö), where his father was the railroad stationmaster. He graduated from Norrköping secondary school in 1888 and went to Uppsala University the following year to read Latin and Greek, a pursuit which he abandoned after two years. In 1892 he enrolled at the Valand School of Fine Arts in Gothenburg to study under Carl Larsson.
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