Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd (4 June 1934 – 3 May 2016) was a Swedish painter and sculptor. He studied with Fernand Léger in Paris 1951 and was a professor of painting at The Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm 1965–1969. In 1974 he was a guest professor at Minneapolis School of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Also recorded as Carl FredRik Reutersward · Carl Fredrik Reuterswald · E Reutersward · Charlie Lavendel
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd
Murat Özsoy 1958 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Name
- Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd
- Born
- 4 June 1934
- Died
- 3 May 2016
- Awards
- Prince Eugen Medal
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter · poet · draftsperson · artist · director · writer
- Education
- Royal Institute of Art · Lundsberg boarding school
- Known for
- Non-Violence
- Languages
- Swedish
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Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd (4 June 1934 – 3 May 2016) was a Swedish painter and sculptor. He studied with Fernand Léger in Paris 1951 and was a professor of painting at The Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm 1965–1969. In 1974 he was a guest professor at Minneapolis School of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd (1934–2016) was a Swedish artist, director and draftsperson, among other activities. Born in Stockholm, the artist died in Landskrona. Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd was also known as Reutersward, Carl Fredrik.
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd studied at Lundsberg boarding school and Royal Institute of Art. The artist worked for Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.
Works include Non-Violence. Languages used include Swedish. Works by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd are held at Finnish National Gallery, Israel Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others. The artist received Prince Eugen Medal.
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Biography
Biography
In 1986 he was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal for painting. Reuterswärd died of pneumonia at a hospital in Landskrona, Sweden on 3 May 2016, aged 81.
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd studied at Royal Institute of Art and Lundsberg boarding school. The recorded working language is Swedish. Employment is recorded with Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. Works named in the authority record are Non-Violence. Work by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Finnish National Gallery, Tate, Nationalmuseum and Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are Prince Eugen Medal.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd • Born — 4 June 1934 • Died — 3 May 2016 • Awards — Prince Eugen Medal • Works — Non-violence
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Non-violence in Malmö, Sweden • Illustration — The bronze sculpture Var rädd om jorden (Take Care of the Earth), inaugurated on 25 November 2011 in Borås, Sweden
An autobiographic trilogy
An autobiographic trilogy
• 1988: Titta, jag är osynlig!, Gedins, reissued by Natur & Kultur, 2000 • 1996: Alias Charlie Lavendel 1952-61, Natur & Kultur • 2000: Closed for Holidays: memoarer, Natur & Kultur
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
He also worked under the name Reutersward, Carl Fredrik. The authorities additionally record the headings Carl FredRik Reutersward, Carl Fredrik Reuterswald, E Reutersward, Charlie Lavendel and Carl Frederik Reuterswärd. His recorded language was Swedish. He was the child of Wilhelm Reuterswärd. He married Tonie Lewenhaupt. One child is recorded: Blaise Reutersward.
Identity
Identity
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd is recorded as sculptor, painter, poet, draftsperson and artist.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1934
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd born at Stockholm.
2016
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd died at Landskrona.
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Stockholm.
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Landskrona.
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