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Frans Wilhelm Odelmark

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Frans Wilhelm Odelmark
Born
Frans Wilhelm Odelmark

8 February 1849
Västervik, Sweden
Died20 November 1937
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
EducationRoyal Academy of Arts in Stockholm; Düsseldorf and Munich
Known forPainter
MovementOrientalist

Frans Wilhelm Odelmark (1849–1937) was a Swedish artist noted for his genre paintings and Orientalist themes.

Life and career

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He studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm and after that in Düsseldorf and in Munich. He painted people in everyday live and picturesque architectural subjects, mainly with subjects from Europe and the Orient, staying in Egypt for an extended period and where he made many colourful paintings of Cairo.[1] He executed works in watercolor, pastel and oil.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Khatib, H., Palestine and Egypt Under the Ottomans: Paintings, Books, Photographs, Maps and Manuscripts, I.B.Tauris, 2003, p. 119
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