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Josef Wilhelm Wallander

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272: 68: 20: 97:, who hired him to copy and restore the 16th and 17th century paintings on the castle's walls. During the five years it took to complete this project, he became enamored of the local peasant farmers and their families. Soon, he began doing sketches and watercolors of their life and traditional costumes. He himself became a local character around the castle environs and in nearby 139: 78:
His education at the Academy continued until 1840, when he participated in a competition to design a new detention center for the municipality. Two years later, he became a Journeyman mason, but by then he had decided to become an artist. Although he had done well at the Academy, he was unable to
236: 112:, who shared his interest in folk life. He would make sketches in the countryside and turn them into paintings at Jordan's studio. He stayed there for nine years, but made numerous trips back to Sweden as well as to Paris and Italy. During this time, he also did illustrations for 60:(1783-1858), who planned for him to become an architect, but also wanted him to have practical skills. In pursuit of that, he was apprenticed to a bricklayer in the summers and studied architecture at the 64:
in the winter. To help support the family, he and his sister Charlotta were trained in drawing and lithography and put to work doing portraits and magazine illustrations.
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In 1859, he was named a member of the Royal Academy. He returned to Stockholm in 1862 and participated in numerous exhibitions. He also held a showing at the
19: 61: 350: 345: 271: 263: 180: 157:, joined the group, which caused him great disappointment. That same year, his health began to noticeably decline. 37:– 6 February 1888, in Stockholm) was a Swedish painter, graphic artist and art professor who specialized in rural 340: 299: 184: 166: 161: 109: 87: 335: 330: 125: 50: 310: 281: 128:. The project never came to fruition, but he converted several of his drawings to oil paintings. 92: 315: 176: 172: 153:", criticizing the teaching methods and styles taught at the Royal Academy. His nephew 121: 324: 285: 154: 132: 105: 83: 55: 67: 150: 143: 98: 225: 38: 34: 149:
In 1885, he refused to sign a petition put forward by a group called the "
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secure the scholarship he would need for continuing his studies abroad.
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A series of illustrations was made for a new edition of the works of
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Thanks to his earnings from that project, he was able to travel to
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in Paris. From 1867 to 1886, he served as a Professor.
8: 86:in 1847, he came to the attention of Count 267:Part V, pgs.561-563, Allhems Förlag, Malmö 137: 18: 276:This article contains content from the 196: 171:in 1888. His works may be seen at the 7: 118:The Last Journey or, The Death Dance 62:Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts 23:Josef Wilhelm Wallander, from the 14: 270: 160:A retrospective was held by the 114:Den sista färden eller Döddansen 1: 237:Uppsala universitetsbibliotek 49:His father was the painter, 367: 181:Uppsala University Library 16:Swedish artist and painter 264:Svenskt konstnärslexikon 162:Stockholms konstförening 108:, where he studied with 300:More works by Wallander 31:Josef Wilhelm Wallander 25:Svenskt Porträttgalleri 351:Swedish genre painters 146: 75: 27: 248:Göteborgs konstmuseum 187:, among many others. 185:Göteborgs konstmuseum 141: 70: 22: 346:Swedish illustrators 126:Carl Michael Bellman 71:Conscripted Boys in 88:Gustaf Trolle-Bonde 311:Nordisk Familjebok 282:Nordisk familjebok 147: 82:During a visit to 76: 28: 84:Sävstaholm Castle 33:(15 May 1821, in 358: 341:Swedish painters 316:Project Runeberg 274: 250: 245: 239: 234: 228: 223: 217: 212: 206: 201: 170: 142:Bear Hunting in 96: 59: 366: 365: 361: 360: 359: 357: 356: 355: 321: 320: 296: 259: 254: 253: 246: 242: 235: 231: 226:Nordiska museet 224: 220: 213: 209: 202: 198: 193: 177:Nordiska museet 164: 90: 53: 47: 17: 12: 11: 5: 364: 362: 354: 353: 348: 343: 338: 333: 323: 322: 319: 318: 303: 295: 294:External links 292: 291: 290: 268: 258: 255: 252: 251: 240: 229: 218: 215:Nationalmuseum 207: 195: 194: 192: 189: 173:Nationalmuseum 122:August Blanche 51:Pehr Wallander 46: 43: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 363: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 328: 326: 317: 313: 312: 307: 304: 301: 298: 297: 293: 289: 287: 286:public domain 283: 277: 273: 269: 266: 265: 261: 260: 256: 249: 244: 241: 238: 233: 230: 227: 222: 219: 216: 211: 208: 205: 200: 197: 190: 188: 186: 182: 178: 174: 168: 163: 158: 156: 155:Alf Wallander 152: 145: 140: 136: 134: 129: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 110:Rudolf Jordan 107: 102: 100: 94: 89: 85: 80: 74: 69: 65: 63: 57: 52: 44: 42: 40: 36: 32: 26: 21: 309: 279: 275: 262: 243: 232: 221: 210: 199: 159: 151:Opponenterna 148: 130: 117: 113: 103: 81: 77: 48: 30: 29: 24: 336:1888 deaths 331:1821 births 278:Owl Edition 165: [ 91: [ 54: [ 325:Categories 191:References 106:Düsseldorf 308:from the 306:Biography 45:Biography 35:Stockholm 302:@ ArtNet 183:and the 144:Jämtland 99:Kjesäter 41:scenes. 257:Sources 73:Dalarna 204:Libris 175:, the 169:] 133:Salon 120:) by 95:] 58:] 39:genre 280:of 327:: 314:@ 179:, 167:sv 93:sv 56:sv 288:. 116:(

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Stockholm
genre
Pehr Wallander
sv
Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts

Dalarna
Sävstaholm Castle
Gustaf Trolle-Bonde
sv
Kjesäter
Düsseldorf
Rudolf Jordan
August Blanche
Carl Michael Bellman
Salon

Jämtland
Opponenterna
Alf Wallander
Stockholms konstförening
sv
Nationalmuseum
Nordiska museet
Uppsala University Library
Göteborgs konstmuseum
Libris
Nationalmuseum
Nordiska museet

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