Carl August Tholander

Carl August Tholander , photo from a historical encyclopedia

Carl August Tholander (born July 16, 1828 in Kristianstad , Sweden ; † October 19, 1910 there ) was a Swedish portrait , history and vedute painter .

Life

Utsikt över Slussen (View of Slussen ) , 1898

Tholander, son of Gustav Tholander, a Konstapel of the Royal Wendish Artillery Regiment, and his wife Elna Andersdotter († 1846), initially embarked on a military career at a young age and became sergeant of the Skånska husarerna . From 1848 to 1850 he attended the art academies in Stockholm and Copenhagen . In 1854 he settled in Gothenburg and in 1855 in Mariestad . From 1856 to 1857 he lived in Düsseldorf , whose painting school attracted artists from all over the world, especially Scandinavians, who formed a colony there. He then went to Turku to teach at the Finnish Art Association's drawing school. He then lived in Moscow , where he worked from 1866 to 1898 as a drawing teacher at a German high school and was involved as a Freemason , Swedenborgian and in charitable projects of the evangelical city mission. In 1876 he was one of the founders of the Christian Association of Young People there . In 1899 he returned to his hometown Kristianstad. Tholander mainly painted portraits, especially for the court of the Tsars (portrait of Alexander II ) and the Moscow aristocracy. The Cityscape Utsikt över Slussen (View of Slussen ) , which he created in 1898, is preserved in the Stockholm City Museum . Besides painting, Tholander worked as a poet and essayist.

literature

G. Nordensvan : Tholander, Karl August . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 28 : Syrten-vikarna – Tidsbestämning . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1919, Sp. 1121 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Tholander, Carl August. In: Svenska konstnärer. Biografisk handbok. Vänersborgs Boktryckeri AB, Vänersborg 1980, ISBN 91-85040-31-2 , p. 458 ( runeberg.org ).

Web links

Commons : Carl August Tholander - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Not so Hallengren : Carl August Tholander. The Fortunes of a Swedish / Russian Artist. Biography (translated by George F. Dole, December 12, 1999, gfdole.baysidechurch.org)

Carl August Tholander , short biography in the portal lexikonettamanda.se

Carl August Tholander , data sheet from the Swedish National Museum

Individual evidence

↑ Kristianstads garnisonsförsamling C: 1 (1797-1816) image 88, p. 171.
↑ Bettina Baumgärtel , Sabine Schroyen, Lydia Immerheiser, Sabine Teichgröb: Directory of foreign artists. Nationality, residence and studies in Düsseldorf. In: Bettina Baumgärtel (Hrsg.): The Düsseldorf School of Painting and its international impact 1819–1918. Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86568-702-9 , Volume 1, S, 441.

personal data
SURNAME	Tholander, Carl August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish portrait, history and vedute painter
DATE OF BIRTH	July 16, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kristianstad , Sweden
DATE OF DEATH	October 19, 1910
Place of death	Kristianstad , Sweden

[1] Kristianstads garnisonsförsamling C: 1 (1797-1816) image 88, p. 171.

[2] Bettina Baumgärtel , Sabine Schroyen, Lydia Immerheiser, Sabine Teichgröb: Directory of foreign artists. Nationality, residence and studies in Düsseldorf. In: Bettina Baumgärtel (Hrsg.): The Düsseldorf School of Painting and its international impact 1819–1918. Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86568-702-9 , Volume 1, S, 441.