Åke ROLFSTADIUS
1918–1992, Sweden
Biography
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Åke Rolfstadius studied at Isaac Grünewald\'s painting school, Grande Chaumiere in Paris, mosaic studies in Italy for Professor Bovinin, and at the Chateau Raffilly in France. He worked with fanciful dream motifs in fresh colors with poetic symbols of love and longing. His landscapes were often from the Mediterranean and Latin America. He also worked in terracotta, stoneware and wood.
Åke Rolfstadius studerade vid Isaac Grünewalds målarskola, Grande Chaumière i Paris, mosaikstudier i Italien för professor Bovinin, samt vid Chateau Raffilly i Frankrike. Han arbetade med fantasifulla drömmotiv i friska färger med poetiska symboler för kärlek och längtan. Hans landskapsbilder var ofta från Medelhavet och Latinamerika. Han arbetade även i terrakotta, stengods och trä.
Offentlig utsmyckning:
Stensele, Stockholm, Umeå, Hamburg, Vreta och Lunda, samt på ambassader i Ecuador, England och Zaire.
Representerad:
HMK Carl XVI Gustaf, Konung Gustav VI Adolfs samlingar, Minneapolis Institut of Arts, Art Institute of Chicago, Seattle Art Museum USA., Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Kanada, Borgå museum Finland, Arkiv dekorativ konst i Lund, samt i ett flertal landstings och kommunala samlingar.
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