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Olle Hjortzberg (1872-1959)

Olle Hjortzberg was a Swedish artist, born in 1872 in Stockholm. Hjortzberg's artistic career was both long and multifaceted. After being educated in book illustration by Agi Lindegren as a teenager and working as an assistant in decorative painting for J. A. G. Acke, Hjortzberg participated in the decoration of Uppsala Cathedral. On his return from Uppsala in 1892, he was accepted as a student at the Academy of Fine Arts the same year. In 1898, Hjortzberg made the first of many study trips abroad. After visiting Paris and Rome, Hjortzberg continued in 1900 to Greece, Syria and Palestine. It was above all the impressions of these sun-drenched, brightly lit environments with all their shifting colours that Hjortzberg returned to again and again in his paintings. It was also as a decorative painter in the large format that Hjortzberg mainly worked, especially in the decoration of church interiors.

Among the artist's better-known works as a mural painter are the paintings in Engelbrektskyrkan, which were begun in 1913, and the murals in Linköping's Läroverk from 1916. Both decorative works exhibit the elements of expanding, Art Nouveau-style floral ornamentation typical of Hjortzberg.

Hjortzberg is today represented in several of the country's largest museums, and his floral motifs are highly appreciated and much requested.

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545. Olle Hjortzberg, Still life with meadow flowers.
545. Olle Hjortzberg, Still life with meadow flowers.
Hammer price 
520 000 SEK
Estimate
250 000 - 300 000 SEK
425. Olle Hjortzberg, Still life with meadow flowers.
425. Olle Hjortzberg, Still life with meadow flowers.
Hammer price 
370 000 SEK
Estimate
400 000 - 500 000 SEK
862. Olle Hjortzberg, Still life with bluebells and bumblebee.
862. Olle Hjortzberg, Still life with bluebells and bumblebee.
Hammer price 
350 000 SEK
Estimate
150 000 - 200 000 SEK
614. Olle Hjortzberg, Flower Still Life.
614. Olle Hjortzberg, Flower Still Life.
Hammer price 
360 000 SEK
Estimate
175 000 - 200 000 SEK
56. Olle Hjortzberg, Ängsblomster.
56. Olle Hjortzberg, Ängsblomster.
Hammer price 
305 000 SEK
Estimate
300 000 - 350 000 SEK
34. Olle Hjortzberg, Still life with bluebells.
34. Olle Hjortzberg, Still life with bluebells.
Hammer price 
235 000 SEK
Estimate
175 000 - 200 000 SEK
39. Olle Hjortzberg, Meadow flowers.
39. Olle Hjortzberg, Meadow flowers.
Hammer price 
205 000 SEK
Estimate
175 000 - 200 000 SEK
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