Celina Runeborg (17 February 1878 – 1977) was a Swedish painter and map engraver from

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. Runeborg was the daughter of the merchant Abraham Rubenson and Frida Kaiser and from 1907 married the

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Ivar Runeborg and mother of Greta Runeborg-Tell. Runeborg studied with Adolf Lindberg and C.W. Jaensson at the Technical School in Stockholm and during study trips to Germany. When she was employed by the Swedish Maritime Administration, she was Sweden's only female chart engraver. In addition to her work, she worked as an artist. Separately or together with another artist, she exhibited in Stockholm,

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and

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. Her art consists of cityscapes, landscapes and, as a specialty, floral motifs.

References

* ''Swedish artist lexicon'' Part IV page 555, Allhems Förlag, Malmö. Libris 8390296 * ''Swedish artists, Biographical handbook'', Väbo publishing company, 1987, page 449, Libris 7765108 {{DEFAULTSORT:Runeborg, Celina 1878 births 1977 deaths Artists from Stockholm Swedish cartographers 20th-century Swedish women artists