Axel Nordgren
Axel Wilhelm Nordgren (December 5, 1828 - February 12, 1888) was a Swedish painter. He was the son of Carl Vilhelm Nordgren.
Biography
Axel Wilhelm Nordgren was born December 5, 1828, in Stockholm, Sweden.[1]
Nordgren was a student at the Royal Institute of Art and traveled in 1851 to Dusseldorf where he studied under Hans Gude and ultimately decided to remmain.[1] He did, however, take several study trips to Finland and Norway.[1] In 1868 he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.[1]
Nordgren painted landscapes, often with designs from the coast, of winter and moonlight.[1] He recounted the harsh, barren landscape with rough force and restrained melancholy feeling, often with a strong expression of desolation and loneliness.[1]
Among his works include landscapes of Westphalia, Norwegian costal landscapes, autumn landscapes, and coastal landscapes with cottages.[1]
Nordgren died February 12, 1888, in Dusseldorf.[1] He was 59 years old at the time of his death.
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Nordgren," in V. Leche, et al. (eds.), Nordisk familjebok: Konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi: Volume 19. Second Edition. Stockholm: 1913; col. 1285-1286.
Gallery
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Queen Josefina, painted by Axel Nordgren. -
Fishing Village in the Moonlight (1879).
