Gustaf TENGGREN

Gustaf TENGGREN
1896–1970, Sweden/USA

Also known as: GT

Name Gustaf, Adolf TENGGREN
Birth 1896, 3/11, Sweden
Died 1970, 9/4, USA

Gustaf Tenggren biography:

Gustaf Tenggren studied at the "Slöjdföreningen" and Valand painting school in Sweden for Professor Axel Erdmann. He has worked as an illustrator in "Bland tomtar och troll" and in H. C. Andersens stories. 1920 he moved to the United States and live the first years in Cleveland. There he received assignments for Life and Cosmopolitan, he also works full time for an advertising agency, The Studio Amsden. His style was heavily influenced by John Bauer. In Hollywood, he became artistic director of the Walt Disney studio in the years 1936-1939 and was responsible for, Snow White, The Ugly Duckling and Pinocchio. Then returned to the high artistry and showed his skill as a colourist in oil and watercolor.


Tenggren originally established his career as an illustrator in his native Sweden. "In summer of 1920 Gustaf and Anna decided to leave for the United States. They arrived in New York in August, and continued on to Cleveland, Ohio where Gustafs's two sisters had already settled. After two years of hard work, they moved to New York, where Gustaf's career really took off...In1929 when the Great Depression hit the nation, he left New York for a more slow-paced life in the rural surroundings of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County in upstate New York...In 1935 Gustaf accepted an offer to work as an Art Director for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which was currently under production at Walt Disney's Studios in Los Angeles. For almost three years he painted inspirational artwork to help the layout artists to find the right mood for the actual scenes and backgrounds. His paintings had a major influence on some central scenes, such as the interiors of the dwarfs’ cottage, the queen’s laboratory, and the scenes in the woods where Snow White flees from the hunter. He also contributed to Bambi, The Ugly Duckling, Hiawatha and Fantasia. But his greatest addition was to Pinocchio which at the largest part (credited) to Gustaf Tenggren for the design environment, clothing and props. After leaving the studio in 1939, parallell to other children's book illustratiion commissions, he started to develop book projects of his own, bearing his own trade mark, The Tenggren books.The first was The Tenggren Mother Goose and it was followed by a number of similar compilations of folk tales and traditional stories. At the same time, he began his engagement with The Golden Press, producing a series of million-selling mass market picture books, among them theWorld's most printed, The Poky Little Puppy."

Source: http://www.gustaftenggren.com/

Gustaf Tenggren biografi:

Gustaf Tenggren studerade vid Slöjdföreningen och Valands målarskola för professor Axel Erdmann. Han har bland annat verkat som illustratör i ”Bland tomtar och troll” och H. C. Andersens sagor. 1920 flyttar han till USA och bor de första åren i Cleveland. Där fick han uppdrag för Life och Cosmopolitan och han jobbar även heltid för en reklambyrå, The Amsden Studio. Hans stil var starkt påverkad av John Bauer. I Hollywood blev han konstnärlig ledare för Walt Disneys ateljé åren 1936-1939 och ansvarade för, Snövit, Den fula ankungen och Pinocchio. Återgick därefter till det fria konstnärskapet och visade sin skicklighet som kolorist i olja och akvarell.

Source: Art Signature Dictionary

Faun Och Nymf by Gustaf TENGGREN

Faun Och Nymf (-14)

Price SEK 14,000 (€1,507)
Estimated SEK 12,000–15,000
älva by Gustaf TENGGREN

älva (Executed in 1917)

Price SEK 65,000 (€6,996)
Estimated SEK 25,000–30,000
Det Var En Gammal Man I Pilgrimsdräkt by Gustaf TENGGREN

Det Var En Gammal Man I Pilgrimsdräkt

Price SEK 22,000 (€2,368)
Estimated SEK 15,000–18,000
Caféscen by Gustaf TENGGREN

Caféscen (Executed in 1918)

Price SEK 20,000 (€2,153)
Estimated SEK 12,000–15,000
Cowboys by Gustaf TENGGREN

Cowboys (-17)

Price SEK 15,000 (€1,614)
Estimated SEK 12,000–15,000
Susanna Och Gubbarna by Gustaf TENGGREN

Susanna Och Gubbarna (1919)

Price SEK 32,000 (€3,444)
Estimated SEK 30,000–40,000
Självporträtt by Gustaf TENGGREN

Självporträtt (Executed in 1914)

Price SEK 20,000 (€2,153)
Estimated SEK 18,000–20,000
Prinsessan Och Häxan by Gustaf TENGGREN

Prinsessan Och Häxan (1918)

Price SEK 44,000 (€4,736)
Estimated SEK 30,000–40,000
Stridsscen Till Sjöss by Gustaf TENGGREN

Stridsscen Till Sjöss (Executed in 1914)

Price SEK 12,000 (€1,292)
Estimated SEK 15,000–20,000
Spelman by Gustaf TENGGREN

Spelman (1918)

Price SEK 12,000 (€1,292)
Estimated SEK 15,000–18,000
Sagoillustration - Snövit Och Rosenröd/snehvid Og Rosenrod by Gustaf TENGGREN

Sagoillustration - Snövit Och Rosenröd/snehvid Og Rosenrod (Executed ca. 1918-19)

Price SEK 20,000 (€2,329)
Estimated SEK 12,000–15,000
Sagoillustration - De Två Bröderna/de To Brödre by Gustaf TENGGREN

Sagoillustration - De Två Bröderna/de To Brödre (Executed in 1919)

Price SEK 38,000 (€4,425)
Estimated SEK 12,000–15,000
Sagomotiv by Gustaf TENGGREN

Sagomotiv (1919)

Price SEK 24,000 (€2,784)
Estimated SEK 4,000
Interiör by Gustaf TENGGREN

Interiör

Price SEK 5,200 (€588)
Estimated SEK 2,000
Figure With Eagle In Flight by Gustaf TENGGREN

Figure With Eagle In Flight

Price USD 891 (€663)
Estimated USD 800–1,200
Crone Flying Over A Biplane by Gustaf TENGGREN

Crone Flying Over A Biplane

Price USD 633 (€471)
Estimated USD 1,500–2,500
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