Emma Ekwall-Scheutz was the first Swedish woman - painter, received the Royal Medal. She was born on January 18, 1838. After graduating from the Academy of Painting, where she studied from 1865-1870, lived for a time in Munich and Leipzig. She painted mostly portraits of their children, floral still lifes and genre scenes. She died in 1925 in Stockholm.
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Emma Ekwall [1838-1925]
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Bihiku Tutt'Art@
Art periods and styles
19th century Art,
20th century Art,
Swedish Art,
Women Artists