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Alexander Roos BIOGRAPHY
1895 Uppsala, Sweden - 1973. Known for: Modernist marine, floral arrangement, townscape and landscape painting.
The Swedish painter Alexander Roos was born in Uppsala and came into early contact with the artists around Smedsudden (Smedsuddskolonin). After private studies, he made several study trips to France,... Read full biography
The Swedish painter Alexander Roos was born in Uppsala and came into early contact with the artists around Smedsudden (Smedsuddskolonin). After private studies, he made several study trips to France, Italy and Germany where he developed an uninhibited and naive painting. Together with Hilding... Read full biography
The Swedish painter Alexander Roos was born in Uppsala and came into early contact with the artists around Smedsudden (Smedsuddskolonin). After private studies, he made several study trips to France, Italy and Germany where he developed an uninhibited and naive painting. Together with Hilding Linnqvist, Gideon Börje and Eric Hallström, Alexander Roos belongs to the first generation of naive people and participated in two separate exhibitions, 1919 and 1929. Despite an unusual talent, Alexander... Read full biography
The Swedish painter Alexander Roos was born in Uppsala and came into early contact with the artists around Smedsudden (Smedsuddskolonin). After private studies, he made several study trips to France, Italy and Germany where he developed an uninhibited and naive painting. Together with Hilding Linnqvist, Gideon Börje and Eric Hallström, Alexander Roos belongs to the first generation of naive people and participated in two separate exhibitions, 1919 and 1929. Despite an unusual talent, Alexander Roos has remained relatively unknown along with his contemporary artist colleagues. His lust-filled depictions of Stockholm's different districts show a great richness of color and a sense of angles and perspectives. In the auction is an exciting... Read full biography
The Swedish painter Alexander Roos was born in Uppsala and came into early contact with the artists around Smedsudden (Smedsuddskolonin). After private studies, he made several study trips to France, Italy and Germany where he developed an uninhibited and naive painting. Together with Hilding Linnqvist, Gideon Börje and Eric Hallström, Alexander Roos belongs to the first generation of naive people and participated in two separate exhibitions, 1919 and 1929. Despite an unusual talent, Alexander Roos has remained relatively unknown along with his contemporary artist colleagues. His lust-filled depictions of Stockholm's different districts show a great richness of color and a sense of angles and perspectives. In the auction is an exciting painting with a view of Riddarholmen's beautiful buildings from the South, made during the 1910s.
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The Swedish painter Alexander Roos was born in Uppsala and came into early contact with the artists around Smedsudden (Smedsuddskolonin). After private studies, he made several study trips to France, Italy and Germany where he developed an uninhibited and naive painting.
Together with Hilding Linnqvist, Gideon Börje and Eric Hallström, Alexander Roos belongs to the first generation of naive people and participated in two separate exhibitions, 1919 and 1929. Despite an unusual talent, Alexander Roos has remained relatively unknown along with his contemporary artist colleagues.
His lust-filled depictions of Stockholm's different districts show a great richness of color and a sense of angles and perspectives. In the auction ...But wait, there's more...
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