Einar Forseth
Einar Forseth (born August 7, 1892 in Linköping , † December 5, 1988 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish artist. Forseth's best-known work is the archaic Golden Hall in Stockholms stadshus , based on Byzantine models . He has also emerged as a designer of glass windows and church interiors and as a designer of porcelain, furniture, tapestries (e.g. in the conference hall of the World Council of Churches, Geneva) and postage stamps .
Life
After studying at the Stockholm Art Academy (1913–1916) and trips abroad to France, Italy, Spain and Germany (1919–22), Forseth was still a very young artist and received his most important commission: the design of the “Golden Hall” in Stockholm. The central allegorical figure of the Queen of Lake Mälaren (Mälardrottningen) was particularly controversial after its completion (1923).
literature
- Forseth, Karl Einar Andreas . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 35 : Supplement: Cambrai – Glis . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1923, Sp. 970 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Åke Stavenow: Einar Forseth, Swedish Painter . Malmo 1956
- Exhibition catalog: Einar Forseth: utstilling September 1971 . Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo
- Exhibition catalog: Einar Forseth: frimärkstecknare . Stockholm Postal Museum, 1972
- I. Böhn-Jullander: Einar Forseth: en Bok om en Konstnär och Hans Verk . Stockholm 1982, ISBN 978-91-38-72574-0
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Forseth, Einar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linkoping |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 1988 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |