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1926 Östra Sallerup, Sweden - 2009 Benarp, Sweden. Known for: Explorative painting, fictional sculptural portraits, and a rigorous, self-critical approach to his practice.
Torsten Andersson was born in 1926 in Östra Sallerup, Sweden, and died in 2009 in Benarp. Andersson was a Swedish visual artist who studied at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm from 1946 to... Read full biography
Torsten Andersson was born in 1926 in Östra Sallerup, Sweden, and died in 2009 in Benarp. Andersson was a Swedish visual artist who studied at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm from 1946 to 1950 and later served as Professor there from 1960 to 1966. Throughout his career, Andersson pursued an... Read full biography
Torsten Andersson was born in 1926 in Östra Sallerup, Sweden, and died in 2009 in Benarp. Andersson was a Swedish visual artist who studied at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm from 1946 to 1950 and later served as Professor there from 1960 to 1966. Throughout his career, Andersson pursued an explorative form of painting, seeking what he described as his own artistic language and a new path for the medium. He achieved an early breakthrough in the 1960s with works such as Måsen and Källan,... Read full biography
Torsten Andersson was born in 1926 in Östra Sallerup, Sweden, and died in 2009 in Benarp. Andersson was a Swedish visual artist who studied at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm from 1946 to 1950 and later served as Professor there from 1960 to 1966. Throughout his career, Andersson pursued an explorative form of painting, seeking what he described as his own artistic language and a new path for the medium. He achieved an early breakthrough in the 1960s with works such as Måsen and Källan, which marked a decisive shift in his approach. In later decades, Andersson focused on painting portraits of fictional sculptures, a body of work that reflects his interest in the tension between representation and invention. Known for his rigorous... Read full biography
Torsten Andersson was born in 1926 in Östra Sallerup, Sweden, and died in 2009 in Benarp. Andersson was a Swedish visual artist who studied at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm from 1946 to 1950 and later served as Professor there from 1960 to 1966. Throughout his career, Andersson pursued an explorative form of painting, seeking what he described as his own artistic language and a new path for the medium. He achieved an early breakthrough in the 1960s with works such as Måsen and Källan, which marked a decisive shift in his approach. In later decades, Andersson focused on painting portraits of fictional sculptures, a body of work that reflects his interest in the tension between representation and invention. Known for his rigorous self-criticism, Andersson frequently destroyed paintings he felt did not meet his own exacting standards. He received significant recognitio... Read full biography