Waldemar Sjölander
Waldemar Sjölander (born January 6, 1908 (?) In Gothenburg , † 1988 in Mexico City ) was a Swedish - Mexican painter, graphic artist and sculptor .
biography
Sjölander came to Mexico via Cuba after the Second World War . In 1947 he exhibited for the first time in the Palacio de Bellas Artes . He taught painting at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas and sculpture at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado “La Esmeralda” .
Some of his works are now in the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City, in the Moderna Museet in Stockholm and in the Göteborgs Konstmuseum . The Gothenburg Art Museum counts him among the group of Gothenburg colorists (Göteborgskoloristerna).
Exhibition participation
- 1960: International Biennale for Sculpture, Tokyo
- 1961: São Paulo Biennale
- 1972: International Biennial for Sculpture, Tokyo
Individual evidence
- ↑ Year of birth often also given as 1905 and 1908.
- ^ Waldemar Sjölander (Spanish), Museo Claudio Jiménez Vizcarra.
- ^ Göteborgskoloristerna , Swedish, accessed January 28, 2011
Web links
Commons : Waldemar Sjölander - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Some picture examples on artfact.com
- Short biography on konstlärslexkonett amanda, Swedish, accessed on January 28, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sjölander, Waldemar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish painter, printmaker and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: January 6, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gothenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1988 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |