Nils Blommér

Nils Blommér was a Swedish painter (1816–1853). He was born at Öved church parish and died at Rome.

Also recorded as Nils Jakob Olsson Blommér; Nils Jakob Blommér; Nils Johan Olsson Blommer; Nils Blommer; Nils Jakob Olsson Blommer; Nils Jakob Blommer.

Nils Blommér in brief

Born
1816
Died
1853
Known for
painter
Place of birth
Öved church parish
Contents

Identity and origins

Nils Blommér was recorded at birth as Nils Johan Olsson Blommér. The authorities additionally record the headings Nils Jakob Olsson Blommér, Nils Jakob Blommér, Nils Johan Olsson Blommer, Nils Blommer and Nils Jakob Olsson Blommer.

He was the child of Anders Olsson. He married Edla Blommér.

Formation and teaching

Nils Blommér studied at Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. He trained under Léon Cogniet and Magnus Körner.

As a teacher, Nils Blommér is recorded in connection with Edla Blommér. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 3: The Water-Sprite and Ägir's Daughters, Freja Seeking her Husband and Eugenia (1830-1889). His recorded genre is history.

Recognition and collections

Work by Nils Blommér is held by Finnish National Gallery, Nationalmuseum, National Portrait Gallery of Sweden and Malmö Art Museum.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 6 named public collections.

Nationalmuseum: 14 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Finnish National Gallery: 13 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Portrait Gallery of Sweden: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Malmö Art Museum: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Gothenburg Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Blommér, Nils Jakob Olsson, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Blommér, Nils Jakob, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Två fullödiga verk av Nils Jakob Blommér:<i>Angsälvor</i>och ett makalöst porträtt, Konsthistorisk Tidskrift/Journal of Art History, 1996.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Nils Blommér studied at Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. training under Léon Cogniet and Magnus Körner is recorded. Edla Blommér is recorded as having studied under Nils Blommér.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history. The authority associates the name with Romanticism.

Works named in the authority record are The Water-Sprite and Ägir's Daughters, Freja Seeking her Husband and Eugenia (1830-1889).

Work by Nils Blommér is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery, Nationalmuseum, National Portrait Gallery of Sweden, Malmö Art Museum and Gothenburg Museum of Art.

Chronology

  1. 1816Nils Blommér born at Öved church parish.
  2. 1842Axel Georg Bennet, 1803-1869, kammarskrivare (Nationalmuseum).
  3. 1842Henrietta Marie Westerlund, gift med Axel Georg Bennet (Nationalmuseum).
  4. 1846Eugenia (1830-1889) (Nationalmuseum).
  5. 1850The Water-Sprite and Ägir's Daughters (Nationalmuseum).
  6. 1852Freja Seeking her Husband (Nationalmuseum).
  7. 1853Nils Blommér died at Rome.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Blommér, Nils Jakob Olsson, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Blommér, Nils Jakob, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Två fullödiga verk av Nils Jakob Blommér:<i>Angsälvor</i>och ett makalöst porträtt, Konsthistorisk Tidskrift/Journal of Art History, 1996

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Nils Blommér.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q675849: Nils Blommér

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 6.

    “Nils Blommér”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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