Fredrik Ahlstedt

Fredrik Ahlstedt
Born
August Fredrik Ahlstedt

(1839-04-24)24 April 1839
Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Finland)
Died19 August 1901(1901-08-19) (aged 62)
Pargas, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Finland)
NationalityFinnish
Known forPainting

August Fredrik Ahlstedt (24 April 1839 Turku – 19 August 1901 Pargas) was a Finnish landscape and portrait painter.

Biography

Born in Turku, he studied under Robert Wilhelm Ekman before continuing his studies in Düsseldorf (1869–74).[1][2] He was one of the first artists to join Victor Westerholm in the artists colony at Önningeby on the island of Åland in 1886. He and his wife Nina Ahlstedt, also a painter, returned there in subsequent years.[3][4]

Sitting in the chair at Önningebykolonin in 1886, with his wife Nina front right

Ahlstedt was a prolific painter, creating a wide range of portraits and landscapes. His work is part of permanent collections in Finland and abroad.[5] He participated in exhibitions at the Finnish Artists Exhibitions from 1892 to 1901, as well as in Stockholm (1897) and Paris (1900). A posthumous exhibition was held at the Finnish Artists Exhibition in 1924.[6]

Works

  • Winter Night, Moon Rising, unknown date
    Winter Night, Moon Rising, unknown date
  • It Is Oh So Quiet, 1896
    It Is Oh So Quiet, 1896
  • Landscape, 1889
    Landscape, 1889
  • A Little Bit Out of Humor, 1889
    A Little Bit Out of Humor, 1889
  • Summer Landscape, 1891
    Summer Landscape, 1891
  • Matti Burning the Brushwood, 1893
    Matti Burning the Brushwood, 1893
  • Young Mother, 1893
    Young Mother, 1893
  • Portrait of Alexander III, 1897
    Portrait of Alexander III, 1897

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ahlstedt, Auguste Fredrik". Oxford Index. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  2. ^ "August Fredrik Ahlstedt". RKD. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Önningebykolonin - en bortglömd konstnärsgemenskap från landskapsmåleriets guldålder" (in Swedish). Tidskriften Skärgård, Årgång 24 Nr 4. 2001. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. ^ Reitala, Aimo (1 July 2020). "Ahlstedt, Fredrik (1839 - 1901)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Ahlstedt, Fredrik s. 1839 - k. 1901" (in Finnish). Suomen Taiteilijaseuran joulualbumi 1923. 1923. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Ahlstedt, August FREDRIK" (in Finnish). Kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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