Per LEANDER-ENGSTRÖM
1886–1927, Sweden
Also known as: Leander Engström
Biography
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Per Leander Engström studied at the Artist League school of painting 1907-1908 and 1909-1910 studied under Henri Matisse in Paris. He co-founded the artist group, the young. During much of his life traveling around Leander Engstrom in the northern Swedish mountains and painted. He found inspiration in Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cezanne, and later that of Matisse.
Source: Art Signature Dictionary
Per Leander Engström var elev vid Konstnärsförbundets målarskola 1907-1908 och studerade därefter 1909-1910 för Henri Matisse i Paris. Han bildade konstnärsgruppen De unga tillsammans med övriga Matisse-elever och tillämpade i likhet med sina konstnärskamrater den franskinspirerade expressionismen i ett måleri med svenska motiv. Under en stor del av sitt liv reste Leander Engström runt i den norrländska fjällvärlden och målade. Ett av favoritresmålen var Abisko, där han även kom att bygga sig ett hus. Under några år i början av 1920-talet vistades han periodvis i Italien där han fann ny inspiration och en nya motiv. Till en början fann Engström inspiration hos Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh och Paul Cézanne, och senare även hos Matisse.
Source: Art Signature Dictionary
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