Fredrik Ahlstedt
FREDRIK AHLSTEDT, HUNGER WINTER OF 1872.
Signed and dated 1877. Oil on board 16x28 cm.
Exhibitions
Keski-Suomen museo: Realismia ja kansallisromantiikkaa 1986.
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Artist
Fredrik Ahlstedt was a Finnish visual artist. He studied in Åbo for R.W. Ekman, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm, and in Düsseldorf. Ahlstedt was married to the artist Nina Ahlstedt. He is associated with the circle around Victor Westerholm and the artist colony Önningeby on Åland. For a time, Ahlstedt worked as a teacher and principal at the Finnish Art Society's drawing school in Helsinki and at the University of Helsinki. His painting is characterized primarily by lush landscapes, sometimes marines, and portraits.
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