Albert Engström

Swedish artist (1869–1940)

Albert Engström
Albert Engström (1869–1940) was a Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy from 1922. Author and Artist. Engström was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County (Småland) but spent most of his childhood in Hult (near Eksjö), where his father was the railroad stationmaster. He graduated from Norrköping secondary school in 1888 and went to Uppsala University the following year to read Latin and Greek, a pursuit which he abandoned after two years. In 1892 he enrolled at the Valand School of Fine Arts in Gothenburg to study under Carl Larsson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Engstr%C3%B6m

Episodes