Rolf Lidberg
Rolf Lidberg Jonas (May 26, 1930 in Järkvissle, Sweden – 15 February 2005) was a Swedish artist and botanist, best known for his watercolor paintings and books with paintings of trolls depicting their life near Sweden's Indal river. In his illustrations, his trolls were very human, and usually occupied with something in nature, such as berry or mushroom picking, fishing, or gazing up in the sky. His books have been translated into 12 different languages.
Also recorded as Rolf Lidberg Jonas
Rolf Lidberg
- Born
- 1930 · Järkvissle.
- Died
- 2005
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- botanist · sculptor · artist · illustrator
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Rolf Lidberg was an illustrator and botanist, born on 26 May 1930 in Liden and died on 15 February 2005.
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Born at Järkvissle in 1930, died in 2005.
Rolf Lidberg (1930–2005) was a Swedish botanist, sculptor and artist.
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