Carl Svante Hallbeck

Carl Svante Hallbeck
Born	(1826-04-14)14 April 1826 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	17 December 1897(1897-12-17) (aged 71) Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation(s)	illustrator and painter

Carl Svante Hallbeck (14 April 1826 — 17 December 1897) was a Swedish illustrator and painter.[1]

Biography

The waterfall Harsprånget (1856).

Hallbeck worked as a shop assistant until 1846^[citation needed] when he began to study at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. After completing his studies, he moved back to Sweden in 1851.^[citation needed] For a long time, Hallberg was one of the most frequently hired artists for woodcuts in Swedish, Danish and German magazines and books.

Among other things, he worked for Svenska Familj-Journalen, the calendar Svea and Ny Illustrerad Tidning, in which he contributed during the founding in 1865.^[citation needed] In 1887, he moved to the United States,^[citation needed] where he painted a few watercolour paintings while still sending literary contributions to the Swedish press under the pseudonym Svante.[1][2][3]

References

1. "Hallbeck, Carl Svante, målare". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
2. Kruse, John (1901). Svenskt Porträttgalleri XX (in Swedish). p. 63.
3. "CARL Svante HALLBECK". Konstnärslexikonett Amanda (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 25 June 2011.