Per Daniel Holm (11 September 1835,

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- 7 August 1903,

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) was a Swedish landscape painter.

Biography

His father, Alexander Holm, was a pastor at . He attended the

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until 1855, then became a mechanical draftsman for the , This was followed by a similar position at the zoological museum of the

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. From 1858 to 1863, he studied landscape painting at the

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, with Nils Andersson, and made numerous study trips to northern Sweden and Norway. In 1862. he was awarded a royal medal for landscapes of Lapland. He continued his studies in

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, Munich,

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and Paris. He was named a member of the Royal Academy in 1871, becoming a Vice-Professor of landscape painting in 1873, and a full Professor in 1881. That same year, he became a conservator at the

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. He resigned all of his positions in 1900. He was especially appreciated for his depictions of geological formations. In addition to his paintings, he provided illustrations for ''Lappland, dess natur och folk'', by . He had a large collection of art and old books that was scattered after his death. His works may be seen at the Nationalmuseum, the

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, the

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and the .''Norrköpings konstmuseum : katalog'', 2000,
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References

External links

Biography
@ the '' Svenskt biografiskt lexikon''
More works by Holm
@ ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Holm, Per Daniel 1835 births 1903 deaths Swedish painters Swedish landscape painters Swedish art directors People from Smedjebacken Municipality Artists from Dalarna County