Carl Georg August Wallin
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Carl Georg August Wallin, born February 2, 1893 in Svanshall, Jonstorp, in Skåne County
in Sweden, died July, 28, 1978 in Svanshall, was a Swedish marine painter
, master mariner
and visual artist
. Most often he has painted mariners
and coastal landscapes.
in northwest of Skåne County
, about 25 kilometers north of Helsingborg
, the nearest village to the south is Jonstorp. He grew up in an old seamen’s family, his father was the sea captain Jöns Andersson and his mother was Annette Wallin. His father was captain in the barque
Netten, which was disappeared in the North Atlantic with men and everything in 1893, the same year he was born. In 1904, when he was 11 years old, his mother died too. He grew up with his grandmother. In 1925 he married Anna Greta Ingeborg Jönsson.
As soon as he had left school he went to sea. Wallin took his master mariner degree in 1914 and then he served shipping company Transmarin AB as an officer and commander. He got an interest to start painting in 1935. He was inspired by a steward on board the boat, which he commanded, and who painted landscapes as a hobby. He bought a box of colors and a piece of canvas by the meter and started painting.
In 1940 he left sea in order to devote his time to marine painting
. Now he was marin painter full time. As a painter he was self-taught. His ambition was to render any ship technically correct and its movements in the sea and the rhythm of the waves. On the stretched canvas he sketched the ship and the rhythm of the waves with charcoal and chalk. Then he made a painting in brown and ochre.
Wallin’s debut was in the early 1940s, when Broström Lines announced a competition for promotional picture of the school ship Albatross. He emerged as the winner in the contest in which the curator at Sjöhistoriska Museet, Gerhard Albe, was in the jury. His breakthrough came in an exhibition in Göteborgs Handelstidning’s premises in connection with the Albatross boat launch. The orders poured in from around the country. For Broström AB he made many oil paintings, about 50 pieces, some of which were reproduced by the shipping company and were delivered to the agents and empolyees. Shipping Company Nordstjernan AB ordered some 30 paintings by Wallin.
Carl Wallin has painted some 700 ship paintings, most of them named with the names of the ships, usually full rigged ship
, but he has also painted marine compositions and coastal landscapes. Many of the great shipping companies of that time commissioned paintings of their ships by Carl Wallin. But even foreign shipping companies, seafarers associations and federations as well as private buyers commissioned paintings.
Carl Wallin’s drawing to the Cutty Sark
(the tea clipper built in Scotland), which since 1955, is the label on the whiskey bottles of Cutty Sark (whisky), which is a Scotch blended whiskey, is probably his most famous ship painting.
The clipper ship
, the Cutty Sark
was one of the most famous clipping ships that sailed under Brittiska Ostindiska Kompaniet (British East India Company
). In 1953 he traveled for study purposes to a lot of countries, he went to Germany, England, Holland, Belgium, France, Algeria, Cyprus, Greece, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Italy.
Carl Wallin was living in Svanshall, where he also had his studio. He initiated the formation of the maritime museum in Svanshall, founded in 1959 and located in the deckhouse to the S/S Ribersborg. His customers often came to visit him and gave him order. For relaxation and recreation from his painting he liked to go saling and fishing. Many of his paintings have ended up all around the world. He was active until his final year, in 1978, when he died at age 85. Carl Georg August Wallin and his wife, Anna-Greta Ingeborg Wallin (25/10 1904 - 29/6 1984), both of them are buried in Jonstorp's cemetery, Farhult-Jonstorps parish in Höganäs municipality.
Carl Wallin participated in the exhibition "Kulla-art" in Höganäs
, including at the 10th anniversary celebration in 1950, and he has performed separately in Malmö
and Höganäs
museum in 1956, in Arild
in Skåne County
in 1964 and in a maritime museum
in Stockholm
, Sjöhistoriska museet in Stockholm, in 1969. In 1983, after his death, a major exhibition in Höganäs museum was arranged.
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...
in Sweden, died July, 28, 1978 in Svanshall, was a Swedish marine painter
Marine art
Marine art or maritime art is any form of figurative art that portrays or draws its main inspiration from the sea. Maritime painting is a genre that depicts ships and the sea—a genre particularly strong from the 17th to 19th centuries...
, master mariner
Master mariner
A Master Mariner or MM is the professional qualification required for someone to serve as the person in charge or person in command of a commercial vessel. In England, the term Master Mariner has been in use at least since the 13th century, reflecting the fact that in guild or livery company terms,...
and visual artist
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
. Most often he has painted mariners
Marine art
Marine art or maritime art is any form of figurative art that portrays or draws its main inspiration from the sea. Maritime painting is a genre that depicts ships and the sea—a genre particularly strong from the 17th to 19th centuries...
and coastal landscapes.
Biography
Carl Wallin was born in Svanshall, a little fishing village in the western Skälderviken in Malmöhus CountyMalmöhus County
Malmöhus County was a county of Sweden until 1997 when it was merged with Kristianstad County to form Skåne County.It had been named after Malmöhus, the castle in Malmö, which also was where the Governor originally resided....
in northwest of Skåne County
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...
, about 25 kilometers north of Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, the nearest village to the south is Jonstorp. He grew up in an old seamen’s family, his father was the sea captain Jöns Andersson and his mother was Annette Wallin. His father was captain in the barque
Bark
Bark is the outermost layers of stems and roots of woody plants. Plants with bark include trees, woody vines and shrubs. Bark refers to all the tissues outside of the vascular cambium and is a nontechnical term. It overlays the wood and consists of the inner bark and the outer bark. The inner...
Netten, which was disappeared in the North Atlantic with men and everything in 1893, the same year he was born. In 1904, when he was 11 years old, his mother died too. He grew up with his grandmother. In 1925 he married Anna Greta Ingeborg Jönsson.
As soon as he had left school he went to sea. Wallin took his master mariner degree in 1914 and then he served shipping company Transmarin AB as an officer and commander. He got an interest to start painting in 1935. He was inspired by a steward on board the boat, which he commanded, and who painted landscapes as a hobby. He bought a box of colors and a piece of canvas by the meter and started painting.
In 1940 he left sea in order to devote his time to marine painting
Marine art
Marine art or maritime art is any form of figurative art that portrays or draws its main inspiration from the sea. Maritime painting is a genre that depicts ships and the sea—a genre particularly strong from the 17th to 19th centuries...
. Now he was marin painter full time. As a painter he was self-taught. His ambition was to render any ship technically correct and its movements in the sea and the rhythm of the waves. On the stretched canvas he sketched the ship and the rhythm of the waves with charcoal and chalk. Then he made a painting in brown and ochre.
Artistry
Carl Wallin has painted some 700 ship paintings, most of them named with the names of the ships, usually full rigged ship
Full rigged ship
A full rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with three or more masts, all of them square rigged. A full rigged ship is said to have a ship rig....
, but he has also painted marine compositions and coastal landscapes. Many of the great shipping companies of that time commissioned paintings of their ships by Carl Wallin. But even foreign shipping companies, seafarers associations and federations as well as private buyers commissioned paintings.
Carl Wallin’s drawing to the Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark
The Cutty Sark is a clipper ship. Built in 1869, she served as a merchant vessel , and then as a training ship until being put on public display in 1954...
(the tea clipper built in Scotland), which since 1955, is the label on the whiskey bottles of Cutty Sark (whisky), which is a Scotch blended whiskey, is probably his most famous ship painting.
The clipper ship
Clipper
A clipper was a very fast sailing ship of the 19th century that had three or more masts and a square rig. They were generally narrow for their length, could carry limited bulk freight, small by later 19th century standards, and had a large total sail area...
, the Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark
The Cutty Sark is a clipper ship. Built in 1869, she served as a merchant vessel , and then as a training ship until being put on public display in 1954...
was one of the most famous clipping ships that sailed under Brittiska Ostindiska Kompaniet (British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
). In 1953 he traveled for study purposes to a lot of countries, he went to Germany, England, Holland, Belgium, France, Algeria, Cyprus, Greece, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Italy.
Carl Wallin was living in Svanshall, where he also had his studio. He initiated the formation of the maritime museum in Svanshall, founded in 1959 and located in the deckhouse to the S/S Ribersborg. His customers often came to visit him and gave him order. For relaxation and recreation from his painting he liked to go saling and fishing. Many of his paintings have ended up all around the world. He was active until his final year, in 1978, when he died at age 85. Carl Georg August Wallin and his wife, Anna-Greta Ingeborg Wallin (25/10 1904 - 29/6 1984), both of them are buried in Jonstorp's cemetery, Farhult-Jonstorps parish in Höganäs municipality.
Carl Wallin participated in the exhibition "Kulla-art" in Höganäs
Höganäs
Höganäs is a locality and the seat of Höganäs Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 13,550 inhabitants in 2005.Höganäs is nationally known for its ceramics industry, Höganäs Keramik. Höganäs Keramik is part of Iittala Group....
, including at the 10th anniversary celebration in 1950, and he has performed separately in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
and Höganäs
Höganäs
Höganäs is a locality and the seat of Höganäs Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 13,550 inhabitants in 2005.Höganäs is nationally known for its ceramics industry, Höganäs Keramik. Höganäs Keramik is part of Iittala Group....
museum in 1956, in Arild
Arild
Arild is a locality situated in Höganäs Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 537 inhabitants in 2005. It is located in the bay of Skälderviken in northwestern Scania, approximately 30 km north of Helsingborg in Sweden....
in Skåne County
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...
in 1964 and in a maritime museum
Maritime museum
A maritime museum is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sjöhistoriska museet in Stockholm, in 1969. In 1983, after his death, a major exhibition in Höganäs museum was arranged.
Sources
- Svenskt konstnärslexikon (Swedish), volyme 5, Allhelms förlag AB, Malmö, 1967, page 577.
- Svenska Konstnärer, Biografisk Handbok, VäBo Förlag, Vänersborg, 1993, sidan 549.
- Carl Georg August Wallin in Konstnärslexikonett Amanda (Swedish)
- Sture Händel & Johnny Riert, Skutemålare, (inb), 208 pages, Uppsala, J. Riert, 1996, ISBN 91-630-3793-9. Skutemålare
- Anbytarforum Marinmålare - skeppsporträtt (Swedish)
External links
- Carl G.A. Wallin "Cutty Sark", 1949, Signed oil painting, Oil on Canvas, 55 x 45 in. / 139.7 x 114.3 cm. An example of an oil painting of Cutty SarkCutty SarkThe Cutty Sark is a clipper ship. Built in 1869, she served as a merchant vessel , and then as a training ship until being put on public display in 1954...
by Carl Georg August Wallin. - http://www.google.se/imgres?imgurl=http://www.whiskybrands.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/cutty_sark.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.whiskybrands.co.uk/cutty-sark-blended-scotch-whisky/&h=260&w=256&sz=51&tbnid=M-tMw-5fPVCtJM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=110&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcutty%2Bsark%2Bwhiskey%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=cutty+sark+whiskey&hl=sv&usg=__G5Wrwy9_VdnU-ul40pdcVzVd3zo=&sa=X&ei=WIKfTfHhEcbBswbTz-TtAQ&ved=0CFsQ9QewCA|A label of Cutty Sark]
- The Cutty Sark in dock, Greenwich - January 2005
- http://www.google.se/imgres?imgurl=http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/05_02/cuttysarkG2105_468x372.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-456767/Cutty-Sark-The-concorde-high-seas.html&h=372&w=468&sz=59&tbnid=Y7yewktTG9Ss-M:&tbnh=102&tbnw=128&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcutty%2Bsark%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=cutty+sark&hl=sv&usg=__L-NyXEJMPO99IsMHplQF_Nbu7-Q=&sa=X&ei=g3yfTZuSEo32sgbX-NmNAg&ved=0CFAQ9QewBg|An example of the clipper ship Cutty Sark]
- http://www.google.se/imgres?imgurl=http://www.seniorseglarna.se/program-filer/progv10/cutty_sark.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.seniorseglarna.se/program-filer/progv10/100120klipperskepp.htm&h=389&w=303&sz=11&tbnid=Mgk8x-Ky0jw_QM:&tbnh=123&tbnw=96&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcutty%2Bsark%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=cutty+sark&hl=sv&usg=__MfgLvR3dJhy4NRfHJvu6IqOLXzs=&sa=X&ei=g3yfTZuSEo32sgbX-NmNAg&ved=0CEwQ9QewBA|Another example of the clipper ship Cutty Sark]
