Johan Ericson | Landscape painter

Johan Erik Ericson (1849-1925) was a Swedish landscape painter.

He was born to Anders Eriksson, a woodcarver, and his wife Johanna, née Petersson. His father emigrated to America when he was only four.

From 1872 to 1878, he studied at the Royal Institute of Art, where his primary teacher was Per Daniel Holm.

This was followed by studies in France from 1878 to 1884, where he came under the influence of the Impressionists and served as an assistant in the studios of Alfred Wahlberg.

In 1882, he married Anna Maria Gardell, who was also a landscape painter.

The couple left France during a cholera epidemic.

Upon returning to Sweden in 1885, he became a teacher of freehand drawing at the Chalmers Institute of Technology, a position he held until 1915.

He also served as director of the Valand Academy from 1889 to 1890.

For several years, he was a member of the purchasing committee at the Göteborg Museum of Art and sat on the board of the Göteborg Art Association.

In addition to landscapes and cityscapes, he painted portraits.

Over the course of his career, his style became more austere.

His favorite locations included Bohuslän, Gotland and Skåne.

His work may be seen at numerous museums, including the Nationalmuseum, the Göteborg Museum of Art, Helsingborgs museum, Östergötlands museum, Kalmar konstmuseum, Gotlands konstmuseum, and the Norrköpings konstmuseum. Retrospectives were held in 1927 and 1949. | Source: © Wikipedia

Johan Erik Ericson (1849-1925) è stato un paesaggista Svedese.

Nacque da Anders Eriksson, un intagliatore di legno, e da sua moglie Johanna, nata Petersson. Suo padre emigrò in America quando aveva solo quattro anni.

Dal 1872 al 1878, studiò al Royal Institute of Art, dove il suo insegnante principale fu Per Daniel Holm.

Seguì studi in Francia dal 1878 al 1884, dove subì l'influenza degli impressionisti e lavorò come assistente negli studi di Alfred Wahlberg.

Nel 1882, sposò Anna Maria Gardell, che era, anche lei una pittrice paesaggista. La coppia lasciò la Francia durante un'epidemia di colera.

Al suo ritorno in Svezia nel 1885, divenne insegnante di disegno a mano libera al Chalmers Institute of Technology, una posizione che mantenne fino al 1915.

Fu anche direttore della Valand Academy dal 1889 al 1890.

Per diversi anni è stato membro del comitato acquisti del Göteborg Museum of Art e ha fatto parte del consiglio della Göteborg Art Association.

Oltre ai paesaggi ed alle vedute cittadine, ha dipinto ritratti.

Nel corso della sua carriera, il suo stile è diventato più austero.

I suoi luoghi preferiti includevano Bohuslän, Gotland e Skåne. | Fonte: © British Wikipedia