Olof Arborelius

Managing director Mr Bengt Låftman, Helsingborg, Sweden.
Subsequently by descent.

Theodor Blanchs Konstsalong, Stockholm, "Konstnärsförbundets utställning", October - November 1886.
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, "Olof Arborelius Minnesutställning", 11 February - 10 March 1943, no. 119 (illustrated full page in the catalogue).

Folke Holmér, "Olof Arborelius. Minnesutställning", 1943, mentioned in the foreword, p. 8.
Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm, 'Konstkrönika' - review of the exhibition above at Nationalmuseum, 19 February 1943, mentioned and illustrated p. 2.
Viggo Loos, "Friluftsmåleriets genombrott i Svensk konst 1860-1885", 1945, mentioned p. 291 and listed in the catalogue p. 349.
"Konst i svenska hem", N:o 6, catalogued and illustrated p. 318 under collection 517: "Slakthusdirektör Bengt Låftman, Helsingborg".

Olof Arborelius was a Swedish visual artist born in Orsa. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm on the recommendation of Johan Fredrik Höckerts and was a student of till Richard Bergh. Arborelius was granted a scholarship to travel which he used to visit Düsseldorf, Paris, München, and Rome. Upon his return he became a member of the academy.
Arborelius was a teacher at the Technical School, was associated with Opponents group, and participated in exhibitions organized by the Artist’s Association. He is most notable for his landscape and genre paintings, inspired by Barbizon school of painting. His art is realistic in its expression, and his landscapes are derived from Dalarna, Bergslagen, Schweiz, Italy, Stockholm, and the west coast.