Ivan Lönnberg (12 November 1891, Stockholm - 26 April 1918, Cachy) was a Swedish modernist painter. In style he was close to the Swedish painters of his generation known as " De Unga " [1] ("The Young") which included Isaac Grünewald and Birger Simonsson.
He studied art at a private school operated by Carl Wilhelmson. In 1912, he held an exhibition in Stockholm with two of his friends, Bertil Norén and Carl Herman Runnström .
He came to Paris in January 1914, where he became a part of a circle of Swedish painters on Montparnasse including Grünewald, Einar Jolin, and Eric Detthow . His also made friends with Nils Dardel and Nils Santesson .
After World War I broke out, he joined the French Foreign Legion. He was mortally wounded by a shot in his left eye at the Western Front in 1918, [1] the year the war ended.
Lönnberg was also a long-distance runner. He was part of Sweden's marathon team at the 1912 Summer Olympics, [2] but he and five of his teammates were unable to complete the race, [3] due to being made ill by the intense summer heat. [4]
His production was quite small. Roughly 50 works are known, including those from art school and several self-portraits. [4] Most of his paintings are at the Moderna museet in Stockholm. In a memorial exhibition in 1942, 48 of his works were shown. [1] There are several portraits of him made by his artist friends, such as Dardel.
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Ivan Lönnberg (12 November 1891, Stockholm - 26 April 1918, Cachy) was a Swedish modernist painter. In style he was close to the Swedish painters of his generation known as " De Unga " [1] ("The Young") which included Isaac Grünewald and Birger Simonsson.
He studied art at a private school operated by Carl Wilhelmson. In 1912, he held an exhibition in Stockholm with two of his friends, Bertil Norén and Carl Herman Runnström .
He came to Paris in January 1914, where he became a part of a circle of Swedish painters on Montparnasse including Grünewald, Einar Jolin, and Eric Detthow . His also made friends with Nils Dardel and Nils Santesson .
After World War I broke out, he joined the French Foreign Legion. He was mortally wounded by a shot in his left eye at the Western Front in 1918, [1] the year the war ended.
Lönnberg was also a long-distance runner. He was part of Sweden's marathon team at the 1912 Summer Olympics, [2] but he and five of his teammates were unable to complete the race, [3] due to being made ill by the intense summer heat. [4]
His production was quite small. Roughly 50 works are known, including those from art school and several self-portraits. [4] Most of his paintings are at the Moderna museet in Stockholm. In a memorial exhibition in 1942, 48 of his works were shown. [1] There are several portraits of him made by his artist friends, such as Dardel.
Media related to Ivan Lönnberg at Wikimedia Commons