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1854 Stova Lassana, Sweden - 1909 New York City. Known for: Forest landscapes, mountains, sailboats in harbor paintings, nocturnes, costume design.
Active in New Orleans in the late 19th century, Bror Wikstrom was one of the founders of the Artists' Association of New Orleans. As a young boy, he went to sea and reportedly became a captain. Due... Read full biography
Active in New Orleans in the late 19th century, Bror Wikstrom was one of the founders of the Artists' Association of New Orleans. As a young boy, he went to sea and reportedly became a captain. Due to near-sightedness, he ceased being a marine officer and studied at the Royal Academy of Stockholm,... Read full biography
Active in New Orleans in the late 19th century, Bror Wikstrom was one of the founders of the Artists' Association of New Orleans. As a young boy, he went to sea and reportedly became a captain. Due to near-sightedness, he ceased being a marine officer and studied at the Royal Academy of Stockholm, and then became a magazine illustrator. His career moved to fine art when, in 1881, he illustrated a story on life at sea and decided to draw scenes about voyages between Holland and New York City.... Read full biography
Active in New Orleans in the late 19th century, Bror Wikstrom was one of the founders of the Artists' Association of New Orleans. As a young boy, he went to sea and reportedly became a captain. Due to near-sightedness, he ceased being a marine officer and studied at the Royal Academy of Stockholm, and then became a magazine illustrator. His career moved to fine art when, in 1881, he illustrated a story on life at sea and decided to draw scenes about voyages between Holland and New York City. This exposure to America led him to decide to stay in the United States and pursue a painting and illustration career. He was in Florida for a year and then went to New Orleans where cartoons by him appeared on the magazine covers of Mascot in 1883,... Read full biography
Active in New Orleans in the late 19th century, Bror Wikstrom was one of the founders of the Artists' Association of New Orleans. As a young boy, he went to sea and reportedly became a captain. Due to near-sightedness, he ceased being a marine officer and studied at the Royal Academy of Stockholm, and then became a magazine illustrator. His career moved to fine art when, in 1881, he illustrated a story on life at sea and decided to draw scenes about voyages between Holland and New York City. This exposure to America led him to decide to stay in the United States and pursue a painting and illustration career. He was in Florida for a year and then went to New Orleans where cartoons by him appeared on the magazine covers of Mascot in 1883, and Figaro in January 1884. A year later, Wikstrom became involved with New Orleans carnival pageants, and he worked into be... Read full biography
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Keywords (46)
Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Art Design
- •Costume Design
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Magazine Illustration
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Ink
- •Magic Marker, Sharpie, Felt-Tip Pen
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •New Orleans Before 1940
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •Artists' Association of New Orleans-
- •New Orleans Art Association
- •Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Academy Colarossi, Paris, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Genre Specialty
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Miniature Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Swedish
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
Exhibition of Art Association
- •New Orleans Art Association-