Konstnärsförbundet
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thumb|300x300px| painted by Richard Bergh, 1903. From left: , [[Eugène Jansson, Nils Kreuger, Karl Nordström (chairman), Robert Thegerström and Richard Bergh]] Konstnärsförbundet ('the Artists' Association') was an association of Swedish artists founded in 1886 in opposition to the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.
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It sits within the topics Organizations disestablished in 1920, Organizations established in 1886 and Swedish artist groups and collectives.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- organization
- Country
- Sweden
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- inception
- 1886-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1920-00-00
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- Konstnärsförbundet
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Background and members
- History
- Dissatisfaction with the academy
- Letter submitted to the Academy
- Konstnärsförbundet is founded
- New conflicts
- During the 1900s
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|300x300px| painted by Richard Bergh, 1903. From left: , [[Eugène Jansson, Nils Kreuger, Karl Nordström (chairman), Robert Thegerström and Richard Bergh]] Konstnärsförbundet ('the Artists' Association') was an association of Swedish artists founded in 1886 in opposition to the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.
== Background and members == The association demanded reforms in the Academy's organization, education and exhibition activities. The association's two exhibitions, "" ('From the Shores of the Seine') and "" ('The Opponents' Exhibition'), are regarded as the breakthrough for French-inspired plein air painting in Swedish art. Some of the most important members were Nils Kreuger, Karl Nordström, Richard Bergh, J. A. G. Acke, Per Ekström, Gustaf Fjæstad, Per Hasselberg, Eugène Jansson, Ernst Josephson, , Eva Bonnier, Bruno Liljefors, Carl Larsson, Axel Sjöberg, Carl Wilhelmson, , and Hanna and Georg Pauli.
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