Erik Ekroth
Erik August Steffens Ekroth (born January 29, 1883 in Boston , Massachusetts , † May 9, 1954 in Stockholm , Sweden ) was a Swedish graphic artist and cartoonist .
Life
Ekroth, son of the wallpaper maker Carl Alfred Ekroth and his wife Josefina Widmark, came to Stockholm in 1885. There he went from 1899 to 1901 in the etching course at the Stockholm Art Academy , which was directed by Axel Tallberg . From 1901 to 1904 he attended the painting school of Caleb Althin (1866-1919). He then went to Düsseldorf , where he studied from 1904 to 1908 at the Royal Prussian Art Academy with Carl Ernst Forberg .
Ekroth was a member of Grafiska sällskapet, founded in 1910 . At exhibitions in Stockholm, especially at the art academy, he showed around 300 sheets, some of which were published in book form.
literature
- Svenskt konstnärslexikon , Allhems Förlag, Malmö, Volume II, p. 108.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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, p. 429
- ↑ . See Carl Forsstrand (text), Erik Ekroth (graphics): Haga. Tolf etsninga . Nyrén Bok o Konstförlag, 1918
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| SURNAME | Ekroth, Erik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ekroth, Erik August Steffens (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish graphic artist and caricaturist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1954 |
| Place of death | Stockholm , Sweden |