Arvid Knoppel - Artist Info

About Arvid Knoppel

  • Biography

    Arvid Knöppel was a Swedish artist who studied at Althins Målarskola and the Academy of Fine Arts. He received the Ducal Medal in 1917 and traveled to Italy, Germany, and Switzerland from 1918 to 1925. Knöppel had several solo exhibitions in Sweden and abroad between 1920 and 1940, but his popularity peaked in the 1950s. He lived and worked in Knöppelåsen in Sälboda near Arvika, a nature reserve he founded. Knöppel's bronze sculptures of Nordic animals are characterized by realism and impressionism, with a focus on capturing their movements. He died in 1966.

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