Gustaf Fjæstad

Gustaf Adolf Fjaestad
Armchair by Gustaf Fjæstad, 1905 ca., Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Gustaf Fjaestad (22 December 1868 – 17 July 1948) was a Swedish painter.[1]

Biography

Gustaf Adolf Christensen Fjæstad was born in Jakobs parish in the Diocese of Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of Peder Christensen Fjæstad and Kristina Andersson. He studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in 1891–1892 and then during 1893 at the Academy of the Arts (Konstnärsförbundets skola) operated by Richard Bergh in Stockholm.[2][3]

Fjæstad belonged to the Artists' Association (Konstnärsförbundet). He assisted Bruno Liljefors during his decorative work for the Biological museum in Stockholm and collaborated with Carl Larsson on the murals now at the Stockholm National Museum. In 1897, he moved to Taserud near Arvika in Värmland. He held his first solo exhibition in Stockholm in 1908. In 1910 he again exhibited in Stockholm, in 1914 at Berlin and in 1927 at London. In 1932, a large exhibition of his works from later periods was shown at Värmlands Museum. After the first decade of the 20th century, he devoted himself principally to woodcraft. His work is found in many national and international collections.[4][1] His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[5]

Personal life

Apart from painting, Fjæstad was also an accomplished cyclist.[6] He won the inaugural Mälaren Runt around Lake Mälaren in 1892.[7]

In 1898, he was married to artist Maja Fjæstad (1873–1961). They were the parents of four children including author Agneta Fjaestad (1901–1997). Both he and his wife were members of the Rackstad colony of artists at Arvika in Värmland, Sweden.[8] He was buried at Arvika Cemetery.

  • Frosty Morning (1919)
    Frosty Morning (1919)
  • Cold winter evening (1897)
    Cold winter evening (1897)
  • Snow Covered Road with Fence (1930)
    Snow Covered Road with Fence (1930)

References

  1. ^ a b Sven Sandström. "Gustaf A C Fjæstad". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Karl Wåhlin. "S Richard Bergh". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Holmquist-Wall, Erika The Idea of North: The Art of Gustaf Adolf Fjaestad (1868-1946) Paper (M.A.)--University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.), 2006.
  4. ^ Nasgaard, Roald The Mystic North: Symbolist Landscape Painting in Northern Europe and North America, 1890-1940 Toronto: Published in association with the Art Gallery of Ontario by University of Toronto Press, 1984
  5. ^ "Gustav Fjæstad". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Gustaf Fjæstad". CyclingRanking.com.
  7. ^ "Mälaren Runt 1892". CyclingRanking.com.
  8. ^ "Maja Fjaestad (1873-1961)". Värmlands Museum. Archived from the original on March 18, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2019.

Other sources

  • Fjaestad, Agneta (1981) Gustaf och Maja Fjaestad : ett konstnärspar (Karlstad: NWT Media AB)
  • Nasgaard, Roald (1984) The Mystic North: Symbolist Landscape Painting in Northern Europe and North America, 1890-1940 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press)
  • Holmquist-Wall, Erika (2006) The Idea of North: The Art of Gustaf Adolf Fjaestad (1868-1946) (Saint Paul, MN: University of St. Thomas)