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Nils Kreuger
Nils Kreuger

Nils Kreuger

Swedish, 1858 - 1930
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Nils Edvard Kreuger was a Swedish painter. He specialized in landscapes and rural scenes.

His father, Johan August (1821–1887), operated a lumber and wood products business. In 1874, he began his studies at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, but was forced to discontinue them due to illness. In 1878, he was able to resume studying at the private painting school of Edvard Perséus. He then went to Paris, in 1881, and studied with Jean-Paul Laurens at the Académie Colarossi. Much of his time was spent painting en plein aire in Grez-sur-Loing. As his style progressed, he showed a preference for painting at dawn or dusk, in haze or rain. His first exhibition at the Salon came in 1882.

After 1885, he was a supporter of the "Opponenterna [sv]", a group that was opposed to the outmoded teaching methods at the Royal Academy. He was also active in creating the Konstnärsförbundet [sv] (Artists' Union). At this time, he abandoned painting en plein aire in favor of Romantic nationalism. In 1886, he married Bertha Elisabeth von Essen (1857-1932), the daughter of an army officer, and settled in Bourg-la-Reine.

In 1887, he returned to Sweden, looking for a quiet place to paint, and chose Varberg, where he worked with Richard Bergh and Karl Nordstrom to establish what came to be known as the Varbergsskolan [sv]; a term coined by Prince Eugen, himself an amateur artist. It was a reaction to the prevailing realistic style of landscape painting and may have been inspired by Bergh's attraction to the works of Paul Gauguin. He was also influenced by Van Gogh, whose paintings were exhibited in Copenhagen in 1893.

In 1896, he moved to Stockholm, but visited Öland in the summers, where he painted cows and horses. After 1900, his palette lightened and he began adding dots to his work. He also did illustrations, designed furniture and produced some humorous paintings called the "historiska baksidor" (historic backs), showing famous rulers from behind. Between 1904 and 1905, he executed some large wall paintings at the Engelbrektsskolan [sv]. In his final years, he had problems with his eyesight, but was able to continue painting.

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Horses Resting

Horses Resting (1896)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Animals
Evening in Varberg

Evening in Varberg (1892)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Evening in August

Evening in August (1906)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Cows on the Beach

Cows on the Beach (1909)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Coastal Scene. Motif from Varberg

Coastal Scene. Motif from Varberg (1892)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Autumn, Varberg

Autumn, Varberg (1888)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Ung pojke, motiv från Holland

Ung pojke, motiv från Holland (1883)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Figurative
Haymaking

Haymaking (1880s)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Figurative
Weide am Meere

Weide am Meere (1898)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
French Landscape

French Landscape (1883)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Seaweed Carters, Halland Coast

Seaweed Carters, Halland Coast (1898)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Street in Montparnasse, Paris

Street in Montparnasse, Paris (1884)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Spring Ploughing

Spring Ploughing (1884)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Landscape

Landscape (1897)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Landscape with Cows

Landscape with Cows (1901)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Backyard

Backyard (1892)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Yellow Horse

Yellow Horse (1898)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Animals
In the Wind

In the Wind (1904)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Animals
French Village Street with Horses

French Village Street with Horses (1885)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Grazing by the Shore

Grazing by the Shore (1900)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
March Evening

March Evening (1900)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Nightfall

Nightfall (1904)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Öland Heath at Sunset

Öland Heath at Sunset (1903)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Sheep in a Dell

Sheep in a Dell (1907)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Stockholm Ström from Fjällgatan

Stockholm Ström from Fjällgatan (1925)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Sunlit Clouds

Sunlit Clouds (1906)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
The Håsten Hill at Varberg II

The Håsten Hill at Varberg II (1896)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
Vårafton

Vårafton (1896)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Landscape
‘Historic Backs’, Second Series; Karl X of Sweden

‘Historic Backs’, Second Series; Karl X of Sweden (1918)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Abstract
Don Quihote’s Horse Rosinante

Don Quihote’s Horse Rosinante (1911)

Nils Kreuger (Swedish, 1858 - 1930)
Animals
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