Gösta Kriland
Illustration — Gösta Kriland about 1960 Gösta Axel Kriland (June 13, 1917 in Valbo, Gästrikland – December 11, 1989 in Stockholm) was a Swedish surrealist book illustrator and painter.
Gösta Kriland
- Born
- 1917 · Valbo.
- Died
- 1989 · Stockholm.
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- cartoonist · painter · illustrator · caricaturist
- Fields
- painting · illustration
- Languages
- Swedish
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Illustration — Gösta Kriland about 1960 Gösta Axel Kriland (June 13, 1917 in Valbo, Gästrikland – December 11, 1989 in Stockholm) was a Swedish surrealist book illustrator and painter.
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Kriland emerged in the 1940s with paintings that were heavily influenced by surrealist ideas after formative stays in Paris and London during the interwar period. During the 1940s, he joined the Skåne-based painting group imaginisterna. Later, he was active primarily as an illustrator of, among other things, around 50 books. Kriland is represented at the National Museum and the Modern Museum in Stockholm.
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1917
Gösta Kriland born at Valbo.
1989
Gösta Kriland died at Stockholm.
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- 1.Aspley, Keith. Historical Dictionary of Surrealism. Scarecrow Press. 456. 2010. 978-0-8108-5847-3.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Holten, Ragnar von: Den okände Kriland, 1980.
- Kriland, Gosta: Det gåtfulla har ingen dörr. Sprängdikter och andra texter, 1990. .
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