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Gunnar Widforss

Gunnar Mauritz Widforss (1879 - 1934) was active/lived in California, Arizona / Sweden.  Gunnar Widforss is known for National park landscape painting, illustration.

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Gunnar Mauritz Widforss 1879 - 1934

Gunnar Mauritz Widforss was born in Stockholm, Sweden on October 21, 1879 the third of thirteen children. His father, Mauritz, owned a firearm and hunting shop. Widforss' mother, Blenda, had studied art at The Technical School (now Konstfack) and was a noted amateur painter. When he was sixteen years old Widforss would begin his training to become a painter and muralist at the same school.

Following the completion of his studies at the Technical School in 1900, Widforss traveled to St. Petersburg Russia to work as an apprentice decorative painter. He returned home approximately two years later and then embarked on an extended period of travel around Europe and America. Widforss worked primarily in watercolor, and he led a bohemian lifestyle traveling in search of great landscapes to paint. Between 1904 and 1909, he ventured to Austria, Switzerland, the Mediterranean region and North Africa. From 1906 to 1907 he visited the United State   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 14763 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Gunnar Widforss


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
  • Illustration, Illustrator
  • Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
  • Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
  • Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art MediaArt StyleArt SubjectGeography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Africa
  • Arizona Before 1945
  • Bryce Canyon National Park
  • California Before 1940
  • Catalina Island
  • Europe
  • Grand Canyon, Arizona
  • Monterey, Carmel California
  • New Mexico Before 1940
  • Russia
  • Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
  • Yosemite National Park
  • Zion National Park
Art Association
  • California Watercolor Society
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
Art Collection
  • Anschutz Collection
  • Haussner Collection, Baltimore
  • Picerne Arizona Landmark Collection
  • Santa Fe Railroad Commissioned Art
Added Description
  • Grand Canyon Specialty
  • Landscape Specialty
  • Mural Specialty
  • Snowscene Specialty
  • Watercolor Specialty
  • WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Ethnicity of Artist
  • Swedish
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
  • Biltmore Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
  • Century of Progress, Chicago 1933
Exhibition of Art Association
  • California Watercolor Society-
Exhibition of Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Brooklyn Museum of Art
  • National Gallery, Washington DC
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
  • Gumps Department Store Exhibit, San Francisco
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
  • Paris Salons

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