Early life
After training as an elementary school teacher at the and as an opera singer, he studied painting with Otte Sköld in Stockholm in 1937, and with André Lhote inCareer
Primarily, Oldinger painted in oil and acrylic, and was a draftsman who captured people in motion with a few lines. In reviews, his strong coloring, safe brushwork, and ability to compose images are emphasized. His motifs were discovered on painting trips in some sixty countries. He was particularly stimulated by encounters with folk life and nature inExhibitions
In 1943 and 1950, solo exhibitions were held in Stockholm. Oldinger participated in group exhibitions in Spain in 1953 and 1954. Oldinger had a solo exhibition in 1958 at the . After his first exhibition at Galleri Paul Ambroise in Paris in 1959, he changed his signature from Bengtolle to Oldinger. He participated in collective exhibitions in Paris in 1960 and 1967. In 1964 he was represented at the Art SuÚdois contemporain exhibition in the Musée Galerie in Paris He held a solo exhibition in 1967 at Gallery Paul Ambroise in Paris. In 1968, was inaugurated with Oldinger's solo exhibition and he had exhibitions at Galleri AE in Gothenburg and Galleri St Erik in Stockholm. In connection with his 70th birthday in 1981, a retrospective exhibition was held in à mÄl's art gallery. In 2011, in connection with the 100th anniversary of his birth, exhibitions were held at Galleri Sander in Norrköping and at Galleri Kottla in Lidingö.Collections
Oldinger is, among other things, represented in King Gustav VI Adolf's collections at the National Museum in Stockholm, the Tessin institute in Paris, the and the .Personal life
Oldinger is buried at SkogskyrkogÄrden in Stockholm.References
Further reading
*Eva Oldinger: Bengtolle Oldinger - Ett konstnÀrsliv i glÀdje och fÀrg, Stockholm 2011, 1911 births 1988 deaths Artists from Stockholm Burials at SkogskyrkogÄrden People from à mÄl Municipality 20th-century Swedish painters Swedish male painters Artists from VÀstra Götaland County {{improve categories, date=October 2023