Greta Fahlcrantz
Illustration — Greta Fahlcrantz Greta Amalia Fahlcrantz Lindberg (Stockholm, April 3, 1889 – Stockholm, March 13, 1978) was a Swedish painter and sculptor. Daughter of actor Herman Grip and Ada Fallstedt, Fahlcrantz studied with Carl Wilhelmson and married lawyer Hugo Fahlcrant in 1912. The marriage failed in 1919, the same year in which she began study with André Lhote.
Also recorded as Greta Amalia Fahlcrantz Lindberg
Greta Fahlcrantz
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- Born
- 1889 · Stockholm.
- Died
- 1978
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor
- Education
- Althin's School of Painting · Carl Wilhelmson Art School · Rörstrand
- Teachers
- André Lhote
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Illustration — Greta Fahlcrantz Greta Amalia Fahlcrantz Lindberg (Stockholm, April 3, 1889 – Stockholm, March 13, 1978) was a Swedish painter and sculptor. Daughter of actor Herman Grip and Ada Fallstedt, Fahlcrantz studied with Carl Wilhelmson and married lawyer Hugo Fahlcrant in 1912. The marriage failed in 1919, the same year in which she began study with André Lhote.
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In 1921 she married the journalist Helge Lindberg, with whom she had three children. She lived in Uppsala and Gothenburg, and was active as a teacher as well as an artist. Eventually she moved back to Stockholm. During her career Fahlcrantz was active primarily as a portraitist, but she also modeled some busts, reliefs and other sculptural style molds during her career. She is represented in the collection of the Nationalmuseet. A portrait by Fahlcrantz of Märtha Gahn, painted in 1920, is in the portrait collection of Gripsholm Castle.
Greta Fahlcrantz is recorded with the occupation sculptor. Recorded as painter and sculptor.
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1889
Greta Fahlcrantz was born on 3 April 1889.
1978
Greta Fahlcrantz died on 13 March 1978.
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- 1.Gustafsson, Ronnie. Stämplar och Signaturer – Greta Fahlcrantz. www.signaturer.se.
- 2.Google Translate. translate.google.com.
- 3.Nationalmuseum – Greta Fahlcrantz-Lindberg. emp-web-84.zetcom.ch.
- 4.National Swedish Art Museum. Masterpieces from Gripsholm Castle: The Swedish National Portrait Collection. 1988. 978-91-7100-346-1.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Greta Amalia Fahlcrantz Lindberg. She was the child of Herman Grip. She married Hugo Fahlcrantz. Formation and teaching. Fahlcrantz studied at Althin's School of Painting, Carl Wilhelmson Art School and Rörstrand. She trained under André Lhote.
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