Torsten Löwgren
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Torsten Konrad Löwgren was a Swedish
painter
, born in Gävle
. He studied at Lennart Berggrens målarskola in Stockholm
, and at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
. He painted landscapes from Stockholm and its surroundings.
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....
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, born in Gävle
Gävle
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...
. He studied at Lennart Berggrens målarskola 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...
, and at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
The Royal Swedish Academy of Arts or Kungl. Akademien för de fria konsterna, founded in 1773 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
. He painted landscapes from Stockholm and its surroundings.
Paintings
- On the beach (På stranden), 1931, 29.5x40 cm, Oil/paper
- Street Scene in the Snow, 1931, 47x54 cm, Oil/canvas
- Standing female Nude in a Shower, 1929, 37.1x23.9 cm, Oil/panel
- Vintrig Dalgång, 1941, 50x50 cm, Oil/panel