Josabeth Sjöberg
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Josabeth Sjöberg, was a Swedish
artist (painter) and music teacher active in Stockholm
.
Josabeth was born in to a wealthy home; her father was a clerk in a government department and her mother spent her days reading romantic novel
s, and Josabeth was educated in piano
and guitar
-playing. As an adult, she became poor after the death of her parents, and supported herself as a governess
and a music teacher in the private homes of the upper-classes in Stockholm. Mamsell
Sjöberg (Mademoiselle Sjöberg), as she was called , was a well known character in 19th century Stockholm; she moved many times, but always within the same area of the city. She was a natural talent who painted during her free time. She portrayed the every day life of the Bourgeoisie
and the life in Victorian Stockholm in Watercolor painting
. Her paintings were collected by Stockholm City Museum
in 1936 and have been displayed several times in art exhibitions, such as at the 700-years jubilee of the city of Stockholm. They are technically unsophisticated, but display a great love of art and expression.
Josabeth Sjöberg, was a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
artist (painter) and music teacher active 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...
.
Josabeth was born in to a wealthy home; her father was a clerk in a government department and her mother spent her days reading romantic novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s, and Josabeth was educated in piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
-playing. As an adult, she became poor after the death of her parents, and supported herself as a governess
Governess
A governess is a girl or woman employed to teach and train children in a private household. In contrast to a nanny or a babysitter, she concentrates on teaching children, not on meeting their physical needs...
and a music teacher in the private homes of the upper-classes in Stockholm. Mamsell
Mamsell
Mamsell was a historical Swedish honorific used for unmarried women from about the mid 18th-century until 1866. The title was primarily used for middle class women and women in the cities.- History :...
Sjöberg (Mademoiselle Sjöberg), as she was called , was a well known character in 19th century Stockholm; she moved many times, but always within the same area of the city. She was a natural talent who painted during her free time. She portrayed the every day life of the Bourgeoisie
Bourgeoisie
In sociology and political science, bourgeoisie describes a range of groups across history. In the Western world, between the late 18th century and the present day, the bourgeoisie is a social class "characterized by their ownership of capital and their related culture." A member of the...
and the life in Victorian Stockholm in Watercolor painting
Watercolor painting
Watercolor or watercolour , also aquarelle from French, is a painting method. A watercolor is the medium or the resulting artwork in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-soluble vehicle...
. Her paintings were collected by Stockholm City Museum
Stockholm City Museum
The Stockholm City Museum is a museum documenting and exhibiting the history of Stockholm. The museum is housed in Södra Stadshuset at Slussen on Södermalm. The building was completed in 1685...
in 1936 and have been displayed several times in art exhibitions, such as at the 700-years jubilee of the city of Stockholm. They are technically unsophisticated, but display a great love of art and expression.
External sources
- Bo Lagercrantz: Josabeth Sjöbergs värld. Stockholms Stadsmuseum, 1968
- Hans Eklund, med bidrag av Göran Axel-Nilsson och Gustaf Näsström, Josabeth Sjöberg : målarmamsellen från 1800-talets Stockholm: en komplett bilderbok, Stockholm 1980
- Josabeth Sjöberg 1812-1882, Stockholm's City Museum, three pages in PDF format with text and pictures http://www.stockholmskallan.se/index.php?sokning=1&action=visaPost&fritext=josabeth+sj%F6berg&start=0&mediaId=5268&post=1
- The Stockholm Source - screen-quality reproductions of most, if not all, of the paintings and drawings http://www.stockholmskallan.se/index.php?sokning=1&action=visaLista&fritext=josabeth+sj%F6berg