Ernst Norlind

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Ernst Ludvig Norlind (born April 25, 1877 in Vellinge , † December 16, 1952 on Borgeby slott , Lomma near Lund ) was a Swedish painter and writer .

Ernst Norlind (1877–1952)
Photo: Per Bagge

Life

Ernst Norlind in 1877 as the son of the pastor Lars Christenson and his wife Johanna Norlind in Vellinge, a community in the southern Swedish province of Skåne (Skåne) . Like his four siblings, he bore his mother's more distinctive name. After leaving school at the school of the cathedral in Lund , he spent three years studying at the local university with a bachelor's degree in 1898. Norlind went in 1901 for a year in Germany, where he at Adolf Hölzel at the " Dachau took lessons painting school". After returning to his homeland due to illness, he was again with Hölzel in Dachau in 1902/03.

In 1904 Norlind was at Borgeby Castle, a place known for its cultural salons, since 1888 belonging to his future wife Hanna Larsdotter (1866–1953). Here, as a host, he met literary guests such as the Swedish educator and writer Ellen Key and Rainer Maria Rilke, who was on friendly terms with her . The painter Tora Vega Holmström and later the writers Anders Österling and Birger Sjöberg were also guests here. In 1905 he stayed in Paris for further studies, where he made the acquaintance of Auguste Rodin thanks to Rilke . In 1907 he married Hanna Larsdotter, their son Staffan was born in 1909. Around 1911 his teacher Hölzel came to visit Borgeby with his wife.

Norlind was a versatile artist involved in a wide variety of cultural activities in Skåne. It was he who immortalized the landscape of Skåne in paintings, charcoal drawings and various graphic techniques. He also painted many motifs from the world of birds, especially storks, and was popularly known as the “painter of storks”. He also wrote poems, memoirs and novels. In the 1930s, during a period of depression, he went to Assisi for more than two years, looking for the “poetic solitude”, the humility of the Franciscan tradition. Norlind was also a musician, he played the violin and became a popular radio storyteller in the 1940s. Ernst Norlind died in 1952 at the age of 75 at Borgeby Castle. After the death of his son Staffan (1909–1978), who also worked as a painter, the castle was converted into a foundation. Today, Norlind's work is shown there in a museum. Norlind's works are represented in the National Museum and Prince Eugens Waldemarsudde in Stockholm, Gothenburg Museum of Art and Malmö Museum .

Ernst Ludvig Norlind's siblings also became known in some cases: Tobias Norlind (1879–1947) as a music historian, museum director and author; Arnold Norlind (1883–1929) as a lecturer, geographer, author and translator. The other siblings were the older sister Laura Concordia Norlind (1875-1960) and the youngest brother Josef Yngve Vallentin Norlind (1887-1976).

Works (selection)

Ernst Norlind: Exhibition poster
painter
  • 1914 Baltiska Utställningen i Malmö 1914 (poster of the Baltic exhibition 1914)
  • 1915 Örn i flykt över vatten (eagle in flight over the water)
  • 1916 Skånskt landskap med björkar (Landscape in Skåne with Birch Trees )
  • 1917 Höstregn, landskap med träd och byggnader (autumn rain, landscape with trees and buildings)
  • 1919 Skånegård bland fält (old farm between the fields)
  • 1933 Stork i kärr (Stork in the Swamp)
  • 1947 Skänegård (Old Farm)
  • 1947 Stork i sommarlandskap (stork in summer landscape)
  • 1948 två storkar i vårlandskap (Two storks in a spring landscape )
author
  • 1907 Dikter , with drawings by Norlind (poems)
  • 1908 Uppgörelse , chamber play in three acts (test of strength)
  • 1928 Akvamarinen , novel
  • 1929 Minnena , novel (memories)
  • 1934 I helgonets spår, Franciscusnoveller (On the trail of the saints, St. Francis novella)
  • 1935 Jag blev en hermit: Religösa självbekännelser (I became a hermit: religious confessions)
  • 1939 Borgebyminnen (Borgeby memories)
  • 1940 Livsouvertyr: händelser ur en barndom och ungdom (The Overture of Life: Events of a Childhood and Youth)
  • 1941 Franciscusår: legender och händelser från Assisi (Francis: Legends and Events of Assisi)
  • 1943 Unga konstnärsår i Dachau och Paris (Young artist years in Dachau and Paris)

literature

Web links

Commons : Ernst Norlind  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b illustration (color) at the Malmö Museum
  2. ↑ a b the Swedish titles are freely translated into German
personal data
SURNAME Norlind, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Norlind, Ernst Ludvig (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish painter and writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Vellinge , Sweden
DATE OF DEATH December 16, 1952
Place of death Borgeby slott , Lomma , Sweden