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Oscar Björck - Gripsholm castle, council hall

Gripsholm castle, council hall (1878)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
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Oscar Björck

Oscar Gustaf Björck was a Swedish painter and a professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.

Born in Stockholm, from 1877 to 1882, Björck was a student of Edvard Perséus at the Academy where his paintings included Loke fängslas af asarne (Loki imprisoned by Æsir) (1880), Gustaf Vasa inför kung Hans (Gustaf Vasa before King Hans) (1881) and Den förlorade sonens återkomst (Return of the prodigal son) (1882) which was awarded the Royal Medal. In 1883, Björck was awarded a travel scholarship. He spent the winter of 1883–84 in Paris. The following winter, he went to Munich where he painted a few portraits, including a full-length painting of his wife. In the spring of 1885, he moved to Venice and, in the autumn, to Rome where he painted the large portrait of Susanna (Gothenburg Museum of Art) and Romerska smeder (Roman blacksmiths) (Washington National Gallery of Art, Washington). In 1887, he completed a number of paintings including the Veneziansk saluhall (Venetian hall) (Nationalmuseum of Sweden), and Lördagsmässa i Markuskyrkan (Saturday Mass in St. Mark's Church).

After summer stays at Skagen in Denmark in 1882, 1883 and 1884, he finally settled in Stockholm in 1888 where he concentrated on portraits. These include several of King Oscar (among them one at Skokloster Castle, a full-length at Drottningholm Palace, one with crown and mantle in Stockholm Palace, and one which was acquired by the German emperor. He also painted Prins Eugen vid staffliet (Prince Eugen at the easel) (Nationamuseum, 1895); Crown Prince Gustaf (Stockholm Palace, 1900), The Artist's Wife (full-length, 1891, Gothenburg Museum) and Baron Johan Nordenfalk den yngre [sv] (Royal Academy, 1892). In addition, he completed a few landscapes, a couple of genres and various decorative paintings.

From 1889, he was a member of the Academy and its teaching staff and in 1898, he became a professor. Björck was Commissar for Art at the Stockholm Exposition in 1897, for the Baltic Exhibition in 1914 and for the Swedish exhibition in London in 1924.

Björck's earliest portraits were influenced by Georg von Rosen and his pictures from Skagen reflected the influence of Danish artists, especially Peder Severin Krøyer. In many of his characteristic works, he depicted the Swedish middle class of his times.

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Oskar II (Oskar Fredrik), 1829-1907, King of Sweden 1872 and of Norway 1872-1905

Oskar II (Oskar Fredrik), 1829-1907, King of Sweden 1872 and of Norway 1872-1905 (ca 1897)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
Prince Eugen

Prince Eugen (1895)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
P.S. Krøyer

P.S. Krøyer (1884)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
Still life with a leg of lamb and cabbage

Still life with a leg of lamb and cabbage (1883)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
Sven Unander

Sven Unander (1891)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
A Venetian Covered Market

A Venetian Covered Market (1887)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
Feeding Time in a Cow-Shed

Feeding Time in a Cow-Shed (1890)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
Portrait of Ernest Thiel

Portrait of Ernest Thiel (1900)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
Portrait of Mrs. Alice Thiel

Portrait of Mrs. Alice Thiel (1909)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
Launching the boat. Skagen

Launching the boat. Skagen (1884)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
Gripsholm Palace, interior from the King’s bedchamber

Gripsholm Palace, interior from the King’s bedchamber

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
In the Village School

In the Village School (1884)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
Boat at Skagen’s South Beach

Boat at Skagen’s South Beach (1884)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
Female model in a studio

Female model in a studio (1888)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
Self-portrait

Self-portrait (1920)

Oscar Björck (Swedish, 1860 - 1929)
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