Birger Carlstedt
Birger Carlstedt | |
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 Carlstedt in 1960 | |
| Born | John Birger Jarl Carlstedt 12 July 1907 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 3 October 1975 (aged 68) Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation | Artist, designer |
| Language | Swedish |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Citizenship | Finnish |
| Notable works | Le Chat Doré cafe, interior design, Helsinki 1929 Horror, painting 1929 |
| Notable awards | Pro Finlandia Medal, 1964 |
| Spouses | Ingegärd Jacquette af Forselles (m. 1932–33) Inga Hjördis Beatrice Roos (m. 1941–49) France Ellegaard (m. 1941–75, his death) |
John Birger Jarl Carlstedt (12 July 1907 in Helsinki – 3 October 1975 in Helsinki) was a Finnish-Swedish painter and a pioneer of Modern Art in Finland.[1] The son of businessman John Wilhelm Carlstedt and Amanda Josefina Lindström, he studied at the School of the Fine Arts Association of Finland and the Central School of Applied Arts in Helsinki.
His painting style went through various changes, with influences from Impressionism, Expressionism, Futurism and abstract art.[2] While working as a painter after his studies, he also had his own interior design company: his most notable interior design was the Le Chat Doré cafe in Helsinki (1929), which was Parisian in style, with references to Art Deco.
Carlstedt was married three times: first to Ingegärd Jacquette af Forselles in 1932; then to Inga Hjördis Beatrice Roos in 1941 and finally to the pianist France Ellegaard in 1949.[1]
In 2019-20 a major retrospective exhibition of Carlstedt's works was held in the Amos Rex Museum in Helsinki. As part of the exhibition, the museum reconstructed part of the interior of the Le Chat Doré cafe of 1929.
References
- ^ a b "Carlstedt, Birger". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish).
- ^ "Birger Carlstedt: Le Chat Doré". Amos Rex.
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