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Emil Westman
Self-portrait 1929
Born13 March 1894
Died19 June 1935
OccupationArtist
FamilyGunnar Westman (son)

Emil Westman (b. 13 March 1894, Stockholm, Sweden; d. 19 June 1935, Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Swedish-Danish artist.[1][2]

Westman studied at Herlufsholm School and the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. He moved to Copenhagen in 1913 and became a Danish citizen in the same year and was taught by Kristian Zahrtmann. His artwork was exhibited at a solo exhibition in Copenhagen and Svendborg in 1922. He was one of the founding members of the Swedish-Danish art school Koloristerne in 1931.[2]

Some of his work is exhibited at the British Museum in London.[3]

He was the father of Gunnar Westman.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Emil Westman - Bio, Artworks, Exhibitions and more - Artland". www.artland.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Emil Westman". kulturarv.dk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 26 August 2020.