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Albert Engström - Lillpers Kari

Lillpers Kari (1902)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
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Albert Engström

Albert Engström was a Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy from 1922.

Engström was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County (Småland) but spent most of his childhood in Hult (near Eksjö), where his father was the railroad stationmaster. He graduated from Norrköping secondary school in 1888 and went to Uppsala University the following year to read Latin and Greek, a pursuit which he abandoned after two years. In 1892 he enrolled at the Valand School of Fine Arts in Gothenburg to study under Carl Larsson.

Between 1894 and 1896 Albert Engström was on the editorial staff for the satirical publication Söndags-Nisse. In 1897 he founded the humor magazine Strix. Among the themes of his many illustrations were those of tramps and drunkards, and indeed alcohol, or rather its adverse effects, featured largely in his humour. One such recurring fictional character was Kolingen.

In a book of autobiographical sketches the author Evert Taube described Engström: "He had a peculiar face with eyes like a bird of Minerva beneath a lofty forehead and bangs . . . a tough but sensitively chiseled nose and faunlike mouth surrounded by a scraggly French goatee — in short, a face that so captivated Swedes that all were compelled to look over to where he sat. He moved as softly and quietly as a bear and had the lanky appearance of a sailor from Småland. One began thinking of shipwrecks and sleigh rides when he entered a room. But he brought to mind other things as well. He could smile just like Velázquez’s god of wine and roar with laughter like a roustabout . . ."
Engström coined the word "Grönköping" in 1895 as a caption for some of his drawings, thereby inventing the fictional Swedish town of the same name. In 2002 the CD Grönköping Tar Ton was issued in Sweden to commemorate one hundred years of Grönköpings Veckoblad (Grönköping's Weekly), a satirical monthly magazine that was founded in 1902. The album, depicting Grönköping in recordings made between 1908 and 1946, is available through iTunes.

Several of Albert Engström’s stories have been translated into English and appeared in books and magazines published in England and the United States.

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Springer the Notary

Springer the Notary (1902)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
At Elementary School

At Elementary School (1905)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
I’m just telling you

I’m just telling you (1905)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
Speech to the Ladies

Speech to the Ladies (1906)

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At the Beginning of the 80’s

At the Beginning of the 80’s (1906)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
Old Professor S

Old Professor S (1901)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
P.P Waldenström

P.P Waldenström (1902)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
The Sergeant

The Sergeant (1905)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
Master to His New Labourer

Master to His New Labourer (1906)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
A Very Fat Woman

A Very Fat Woman (1906)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
Heading for the Chronicle

Heading for the Chronicle (1905)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
Justice Arvidson

Justice Arvidson (1905)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
Eager for the Hunt

Eager for the Hunt (1902)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
Hunting Life

Hunting Life (1902)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
To the Artists

To the Artists (1902)

Albert Engström (Swedish, 1869 – 1940)
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