Alf Wallander (11 October 1862,

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- 29 September 1914, Stockholm) was a Swedish painter, graphic designer, craftsman, and art conservator.

Biography

He was born to the architect Adolf Wallander and his wife, Hildegard Sofia née Blom.Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon
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His uncle, Josef Wilhelm Wallander, and his grandfather, , were also painters. From 1880 to 1885, he studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, where his uncle was one of his teachers. Then, from 1885 to 1889, he was in Paris where he studied with Aimé Morot and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant. He had his first showing at the

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in 1889. This was followed by a showing at the Exposition Universelle, where he was awarded first prize for his

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painting "Old Beggar Man". When he returned to Sweden in 1890, he joined the " Opponenterna", a group that was highly critical of the Swedish Academy's teaching methods. He was also a member of the Konstnärsförbundet. Under the influence of his friend, Oscar Björck, he adopted the

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style. From 1895 to 1896, he studied

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with Axel Tallberg and became an art assistant at the

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porcelain manufactory. Over the next ten years, he worked in the

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style. In 1900 he was named the art director at Rörstrand. For several years, from 1908, he was also active at

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.Brief biography
@ the Nationalmuseum From 1910 until his death he was a curator for the "", a non-profit artists' organization, and taught freehand drawing at the

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. In 1910, together with his wife, Gerda, who was also a painter, he exhibited at the

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. He also participated in exhibitions in France, Germany and the United States. In addition to his paintings and ceramics, he designed several table and coffee services, and tableware. His works may be seen at the

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and the

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, as well as museums in Minneapolis,

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and

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. His son, , was a well-known architect. He is interred in the family plot at

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.Göran Åstrand: ''Känt och okänt på Stockholms kyrkogårdar'', Ordalaget Bokförlag, 1998

Selected works

Alf Wallander-Stilleben med solfjäder, rosor och påfågelsfjäder.jpg, ''Still Life with Fan, Roses and a Peacock Feather'' (1885) Alf Wallander - Fågelhandlare.jpg, ''Bird Merchant'' (1891) Vase, 1896, by Alf Wallander. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.jpg, Vase (1896)

Alf Wallander bronsrelief Hallwylska museet 01.JPG, Bronze

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: ''The Timber Shipment'',

(1898) Alf Wallander Skulptur Hallwylska museet detalj.JPG, Detail of a lantern sculpture, Hallwyl Museum Alf Wallander - Två venetianskor2.jpg, alt=Alf Wallander - Två venetianskor., ''Two Venetian Women'' (pastel)

References

External links

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Biography

Selected works

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