Name/Title
LithographEntry/Object ID
2006.23.1Description
Lithograph by artist Hannes Wagnstedt. Depicts two heavily green houses and a heavily red house in the foreground with chimneys and slanted roofs. A white building with and a cylinder-shaped tower right above it is seen in a city-like setting in the distance. Snow covers the ground. The sky in the distance is spring green.Type of Print
LithographContext
Hannes Wagnstedt was born in 1906 in Västerbotten, Sweden. Wagnstedt was married to public school teacher Dagmar Margareta Arvidsson, and he too became a public school teacher in Skellefteå. He pursued artistic studies at Otte Sköld’s painting school in Stockholm 1936-1938, and then studied with Othon Friesz and André Lhote in Paris. Wagnstedt became a versatile artist working in many different mediums; some include lithography, mosaics, painting, and glass painting. His work was exhibited in many galleries around Sweden, and was involved in traveling exhibitions. After the Second World War, he began to travel around the world to North America, North Africa, Europe, among other places as well. He passed away in 1980 in Skellefteå, Sweden; he is remembered as a prolific and intelligent Swedish artist.Acquisition
Accession
2006.23Source or Donor
Wagnstedt, KerstinAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Kerstin WagnstedtMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Hannes WagnstedtRole
ArtistTime Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
SwedenRegion
Northern EuropeContinent
EuropeLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Lithographs, Art, Houses, Snow, Winter, Cities & townsCopyright
Copyright Details
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