Birger Carlstedt
John Birger Jarl Carlstedt (born July 12, 1907 in Helsinki ; † October 3, 1975 ibid) was a Finnish-Swedish painter and a pioneer of modern art in Finland.
Life
As the son of businessman John Wilhelm Carlstedt and Amanda Josefina Lindström, he studied at the School of the Union of Fine Arts of Finland and the “Central School for Art Diligence” (a forerunner of the Aalto University of Art, Design and Architecture ).
His painting style went through various changes with influences from impressionism, expressionism, futurism and abstract art.
While working as a painter after graduation, he also had his own interior design company: his most notable interior design was the Café Le Chat Doré in Helsinki (1929), designed in the Parisian style with reference to Art Deco.
Carlstedt was married three times, first from 1932 to Ingegärd Jacquette af Forselles, then from 1941 with Inga Hjördis Beatrice Roos and finally from 1949 with the pianist France Ellegaard .
In 2019 and 2020, a large retrospective exhibition of Carlstedt's works was held at the Amos Rex Museum in Helsinki. As part of the exhibition, the museum reconstructed part of the interior of the café Le Chat Doré from 1929.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b BLF. Retrieved June 17, 2020 .
- ^ Birger Carlstedt: Le Chat Doré. Retrieved June 17, 2020 (American English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Carlstedt, Birger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carlstedt, John Birger Jarl (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish-Swedish painter and a pioneer of modern art in Finland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd October 1975 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |