Sigrid Schauman
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Sigrid Maria Schauman was a Finnish
artist and art critic.
After spending her childhood with her family in Radom
, Poland
, Schauman came to Finland to begin her studies in the Finnish Association of Arts drawing school in Helsinki. Her teachers included Carl Jahn and Helene Schjerfbeck
. In 1901 she participated for the first time with her own work in an exhibition at the Ateneum
.
Schauman moved to Copenhagen
, Denmark
, after her brother Eugen Schauman
had murdered the Governor-General of Finland
Nikolai Bobrikov in 1904. She also studied in Florence
, Italy
and Paris
, France
.
In 1922, Schauman started work in the newspaper Dagens Press (from 1922 Svenska Pressen, from 1945 Nya Pressen) as an art critic, working for the newspaper for almost 30 years. She published over 1500 art reviews, interviews and travel reports in the newspaper.
After World War II
, Schauman worked as a teacher in the Free School of Arts from 1945 to 1946. She retired in 1949, but continued painting on a grant provided by the City of Helsinki and an artist's pension from the State of Finland.
Schauman was a founding member of the Prisma group of artists in 1956.
Schauman's weakening sight prevented her from continuing to paint in the late 1960s. Even a year before her death, Schauman participated in a retrospective exhibition held in honour of her 100th birthday in the Amos Anderson Art Museum
. In the same year, she was awarded the Prince Eugen prize for artistic contributions by the King of Sweden.
Sigrid Schauman published a biographical book Veljeni Eugen Schauman (Min bror Eugen) ("My brother Eugen Schauman") in 1965.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
artist and art critic.
After spending her childhood with her family in Radom
Radom
Radom is a city in central Poland with 223,397 inhabitants . It is located on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship , having previously been the capital of Radom Voivodeship ; 100 km south of Poland's capital, Warsaw.It is home to the biennial Radom Air Show, the largest and...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Schauman came to Finland to begin her studies in the Finnish Association of Arts drawing school in Helsinki. Her teachers included Carl Jahn and Helene Schjerfbeck
Helene Schjerfbeck
Helene Schjerfbeck was a Finnish painter. She is most widely known for her realist works and self-portraits, and less well known for her landscapes and still lifes...
. In 1901 she participated for the first time with her own work in an exhibition at the Ateneum
Ateneum
The Ateneum is a major museum in Finland. It is located in the centre of Helsinki at the Rautatientori square opposite Helsinki Central Railway Station. It has the biggest collections of classical art in Finland. Previously the Ateneum building also housed the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and...
.
Schauman moved to Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, after her brother Eugen Schauman
Eugen Schauman
Eugen Schauman was a Finnish nationalist and nobleman who assassinated the Governor-General Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov.- Schauman's life :...
had murdered the Governor-General of Finland
Governor-General of Finland
Governor-General of Finland ; was the military commander and the highest administrator of Finland sporadically under Swedish rule in the 17th and 18th centuries and continuously in the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland between 1808 and 1917.-Swedish rule:...
Nikolai Bobrikov in 1904. She also studied in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
In 1922, Schauman started work in the newspaper Dagens Press (from 1922 Svenska Pressen, from 1945 Nya Pressen) as an art critic, working for the newspaper for almost 30 years. She published over 1500 art reviews, interviews and travel reports in the newspaper.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Schauman worked as a teacher in the Free School of Arts from 1945 to 1946. She retired in 1949, but continued painting on a grant provided by the City of Helsinki and an artist's pension from the State of Finland.
Schauman was a founding member of the Prisma group of artists in 1956.
Schauman's weakening sight prevented her from continuing to paint in the late 1960s. Even a year before her death, Schauman participated in a retrospective exhibition held in honour of her 100th birthday in the Amos Anderson Art Museum
Amos Anderson Art Museum
Amos Anderson Art Museum is a museum in Helsinki, Finland.This art museum has paintings by Francesco Bassano , Paul Signac, Louis Valtat, Roger Fry, Alfred Finch , Ragnar Ekelund, Magnus Enckell, Eero Nellimarkka, Tyko Sallinen, Tove Janson , and the Swedish painter Palm.-External links:*...
. In the same year, she was awarded the Prince Eugen prize for artistic contributions by the King of Sweden.
Sigrid Schauman published a biographical book Veljeni Eugen Schauman (Min bror Eugen) ("My brother Eugen Schauman") in 1965.