Harald Torsslow

Harald Torsslow , 1886

Sten Harald Torsslow (born February 10, 1838 in Kristianstad , Schonen , Sweden , † December 7, 1909 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish actor , opera singer and landscape painter from the Düsseldorf school .

Life

Coastal Landscape , 1894

Torsslow, son of actors Olof Ulrik Torsslow (1801–1881) and Sara Fredrika (née Strömstedt, 1795–1859), studied painting at the Stockholm Art Academy . From 1857 to 1859 he was employed as an actor at the Royal Opera in Stockholm. In 1859 he went to Düsseldorf , where the Norwegian landscape painter Hans Fredrik Gude taught him privately until 1860. From 1864 to 1888 he worked again at the Royal Stockholm Opera, now as a singer in tenor and baritone roles. At the same time he painted. In 1869 he became a member (agré) of the Stockholm Art Academy.

literature

Torsslow, Sten Harald. In: Hermann Alexander Müller : Biographical Artist Lexicon . Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1882, p. 524 ( [1] ).
Torsslow, Sten Harald . In: John Rosén (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 1st edition. tape 16 : Teniers – Üxkull . Gernandts boktryckeri, Stockholm 1892, Sp. 545 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Torsslow, Sten Harald . In: Arvid Ahnfelt (Hrsg.): Europe's constituent: alfabetiskt ordade biografier öfver vårt århundrades förnämsta artister . Oskar L. Lamms Förlag, Stockholm 1887, p. 600 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

Web links

Commons : Harald Torsslow - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Harald (Sten H.) Torsslow . Auction results in the portal artnet .com

Individual evidence

↑ Torsslow, Olof Ulrik . In: Arvid Ahnfelt (Hrsg.): Europe's constituent: alfabetiskt ordade biografier öfver vårt århundrades förnämsta artister . Oskar L. Lamms Förlag, Stockholm 1887, p. 599-600 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
↑ 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. 441

personal data
SURNAME	Torsslow, Harald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Torsslow, Sten Harald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish actor, opera singer and landscape painter from the Düsseldorf School
DATE OF BIRTH	February 10, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kristianstad , Skåne, Sweden
DATE OF DEATH	December 7, 1909
Place of death	Stockholm

[1] Torsslow, Olof Ulrik . In: Arvid Ahnfelt (Hrsg.): Europe's constituent: alfabetiskt ordade biografier öfver vårt århundrades förnämsta artister . Oskar L. Lamms Förlag, Stockholm 1887, p. 599-600 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

[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, p. 441