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1863 Vermland, Sweden - 1931. Known for: Landscape-lakeside-snow, animal.
Alfred Jansson (1863-1931) . He began his professional career in his native Sweden. He arrived in the United States in 1889 to carry out a mural commission for the Swedish Building at the World's... Read full biography
Alfred Jansson (1863-1931) . He began his professional career in his native Sweden. He arrived in the United States in 1889 to carry out a mural commission for the Swedish Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Immediately, he became active in Chicago's art scene, joining the... Read full biography
Alfred Jansson (1863-1931) . He began his professional career in his native Sweden. He arrived in the United States in 1889 to carry out a mural commission for the Swedish Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Immediately, he became active in Chicago's art scene, joining the Palette and Chisel Club and other organizations. His delicate, moody landscapes reveal the many facets of nature's wonders, from snow scenes, to richly ornamented autumn forests and the drifting clouds... Read full biography
Alfred Jansson (1863-1931) . He began his professional career in his native Sweden. He arrived in the United States in 1889 to carry out a mural commission for the Swedish Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Immediately, he became active in Chicago's art scene, joining the Palette and Chisel Club and other organizations. His delicate, moody landscapes reveal the many facets of nature's wonders, from snow scenes, to richly ornamented autumn forests and the drifting clouds and sunsets of summer. Jansson exhibited in the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, then showed his works regularly at the Art Institute of Chicago's annual exhibitions (1898-1925). Source:. R.H. Love Galleries... Read full biography
Alfred Jansson (1863-1931) . He began his professional career in his native Sweden. He arrived in the United States in 1889 to carry out a mural commission for the Swedish Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Immediately, he became active in Chicago's art scene, joining the Palette and Chisel Club and other organizations. His delicate, moody landscapes reveal the many facets of nature's wonders, from snow scenes, to richly ornamented autumn forests and the drifting clouds and sunsets of summer. Jansson exhibited in the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, then showed his works regularly at the Art Institute of Chicago's annual exhibitions (1898-1925). Source:. R.H. Love Galleries... Read full biography
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Alfred Jansson (1863-1931)
He began his professional career in his native Sweden. He arrived in the United States in 1889 to carry out a mural commission for the Swedish Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Immediately, he became active in Chicago's art scene, joining the Palette and Chisel Club and other organizations. His delicate, moody landscapes reveal the many facets of nature's wonders, from snow scenes, to richly ornamented autumn forests and the drifting clouds and sunsets of summer. Jansson exhibited in the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, then showed his works regularly at the Art Institute of Chicago's annual exhibitions (1898-1925).
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Impressionist landscape painter, Alfred Jansson, born in 1863, studied in Stockholm, Sweden and Paris, France. He is associated with Chicago, Illinois, arriving in 1889 and spending most of his life there.
His memberships included the Chicago Artist Guild, Chicago Artist Club, and Swedish American Artists. Jansson exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, in 1893, and the Chicago Art Institute during the 1910s. The artist died in 1931.
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http://www.treadwaygallery.com/ONLINECATALOGS/May.2002/Paintsession/0542.html