Pelle Molin

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Pelle Molin (around 1890)

Pelle Molin (born July 8, 1864 in Tjäll, † April 26, 1896 in Bodø ) was a Swedish writer and painter.

Life

Molin was born the second of five siblings in the Swedish province of Västernorrland . His father, Abraham Molin, worked in the timber industry. His mother, Anna Helena Lidblom, looked after the children. After his mother's death in 1876, his strict father raised him to be very religious. Molin was to become either a priest or a civil servant ( lansman ), but he had plans of his own. In the years 1877–80, during his studies at the grammar school in Härnösand , he produced his first literary works, including "seven larger ones" and "90 smaller ones". As early as 1878 he submitted his poem Qvällen to the newspaper Härnösands-Posten , in which it was published on February 28, 1879. In this first publication, Molin processed the tremendous grief over the death of his mother at the age of 14.

From 1884 to 1886 Molin was an employee of the Härnösands-Posten and attended the art academy in Stockholm from 1887 to 1890. Molin was tired of teaching at the academy. He was drawn into the world, but since his father refused to support him economically, he lacked the means and the opportunity to prove his talent. In the summer of 1890 he visited the painter Johan Tirén in his studio in Stockholm and this meeting opened Molin's eyes to the landscape of the "virgin earth" Norrland. In order to earn a living, he wrote reports for various newspapers.

In order to create a landscape picture for the world exhibition in Stockholm in 1897, Molin hiked into the Sulitjelma Mountains in 1895 with only the bare essentials . Due to a change in the weather, he had to bivouac in the mountains for a few days and contracted an incurable disease from which he died in April 1896.

job

From 1890 to 1894 Molin lived and worked as a writer and painter in Näsåker . His best-known literary work is the collection of short stories Ådalen's poesi from 1897. With Pelle Molin, the wild nature of Norrland first found its way into Swedish literature. A new literary genre emerged: wilderness romance . His works sparkle with wild energy when he describes the peculiar people of Norrland, the monotonously magnificent, epic nature and the worsening social grievances. The story En ringdans, medan mor väntar describes the barren present and the poor life so poignantly and richly , like a scream from the dark.

painting

Painting by Nämforsen , around 1891

Molin was inspired by Swedish artists returning home from France. The Impressionist techniques that they had acquired in France passed into national-romantic painting around 1890. Pelle Molin was drawn to this new trend and he returned to Ådalen to paint. He often worked on the Laxbäcken river or on Nämforsen . He liked to paint the great rapids, which in later interpretations are seen as a metaphor for Molin's strong personality traits: changeability, indomitable and drama.

Works

  • Konstmarknaden i Stockholm , 1889
  • Ådalens poesi , 1897
  • En ringdans medan mor väntar , 1897
  • Nordland , 1913
  • Från Ådal och Norrlandskust , 1916
  • Samlade skrifter , 1964
  • Brev, dagboksblad och varia i Sollefteå stadsbibliotek , 1966

literature

  • Molin, Pelle, Samlade skrifter. , Uppsala, 1964

Web links

Commons : Pelle Molin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Carl-Henrik Berg, Molin's biography on utflyckten.se
  2. ^ A b Molin's biography, Dagens Nyheter
  3. ↑ a b Helge Dahlstedts on Molin's artistic work
personal data
SURNAME Molin, Pelle
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish writer and painter
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH Tjäll
DATE OF DEATH April 26, 1896
Place of death Bodø