French art academy (1919–1935)
Académie Scandinave (English :Scandinavian Academy ) was a privateart academy inParis that existed between 1919 and 1935.[ 1] The school was located in the Maison Watteau art gallery, at no. 6 rue Jules-Chaplain. It was free and focused on figurative painting and sculpture.[ 1] [ 2]
Maison Watteau was founded by Lena Börjeson in 1919, with the goal to sell Nordic artists’ work in Paris, as anatelier and an artists’ social club.[ 3] It was backed by art dealer,Gösta Olsson ; businessperson and director of Tändstickbolaget,Gunnar Cederschiöld ; and Swedish ambassador,Johan Ehrensvärd .[ 3]
Académie Scandinave was led byNordic visual artists in the early years, includingLena Börjeson ,[ 3] Otte Sköld ,[ 4] Henrik Sørensen ,Adam Fischer , andPer Krohg . From 1927 until 1935, the school was led by French artists.[ 1]
Anna Agnér (1896–1977) Swedish painter[ 9] Graciela Aranis (1908–1996) Chilean painter, cartoonist[ 10] Emmanuel Auricoste [fr ] (1908–1995) French sculptor, medalist[ 11] Signe Barth (1895–1982) Swedish painter, teacher[ 9] Ralston Crawford (1906–1978) American painter, lithographer, photographer[ 12] Elisabeth Dored (1908–1972) Norwegian artist and author[ 13] Aaron Douglas (1899–1979) American painter[ 14] [ 15] Karin Fryxell [sv ] (1911–2003) Swedish painter[ 9] Flory Gate [sv ] (1904–1998) Swedish textile artist, designer, farmer, peace activist[ 9] William Edwin Gebhardt (1907–1975) American painter[ 16] Francis Gruber (1912–1948) French painter[ 5] Virginia Haggard (1915–2006), also known as Virginia Edith Haggard Leirens, British photographer[ 17] Michael Loew (1907–1985) American painter[ 18] Saidie May (1879–1951) American art collector[ 19] Siri Meyer [sv ] (1898–1985) Swedish cartoonist, painter[ 9] Astrid Noack (1888–1954), Danish sculptor[ 2] Inés Puyó (1906–1996) Chilean painter[ 20] Francis Tailleux (1912–1981) French painter[ 5] [ 11] Pierre Tal-Coat (1905–1985) French painter, printmaker[ 5] Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992) Portuguese-French painter[ 8] Elsa Danson Wåghals (1885–1977) Swedish modernist painter, sculptor[ 9] Heini Waser (1913–2008) Swiss painter[ 21] Hale Woodruff (1900–1980) American painter[ 22] Ingrid Zuhr [sv ] (1905–2001) Swedish painter, art writer[ 9] ^a b c Berg, Hubert van den; Ølholm, Marianne; Hjartarson, Benedikt; Hautamäki, Irmeli; Jelsbak, Torben; Schönström, Rikard; Stounbjerg, Per; Ørum, Tania; Aagesen, Dorthe (2012).A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1900-1925 . Rodopi. p. 134.ISBN 978-94-012-0891-8 – viaGoogle Books . ^a b Elisabeth Fabritius, "Astrid Noack (1888–1954)" ,Dansk Kvindebiografist Leksikon .(in Danish) Retrieved 19 January 2025.^a b c d Bergström, Irja."Helena (Lena) Börjeson" .Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (Swedish Women's Biographical Lexicon). Retrieved2025-01-20 . ^a b Bjurström, Per."J A J (Otte) Sköld -" .Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon . Riksarkivet. Retrieved2025-01-25 . ^a b c d e f g Clement, Russell T. (1994-05-25).Les Fauves: A Sourcebook . Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 565.ISBN 978-0-313-36955-1 . ^ "Kayser, Edmond Charles" .Benezit Dictionary of Artists .Oxford University Press . 31 October 2011.doi :10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00097578 . Retrieved2025-01-17 .^ "Cornet, Paul [620]" .FrenchSculpture.org . Retrieved2025-01-19 .^a b "Maria Elena Vieira da Silva" .Applicat-Prazan . Retrieved2025-01-16 .^a b c d e f g "Académie Scandinave Maison Watteau" .Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon . Retrieved2025-01-21 .^ "Graciela Aranis" .Artistas Visuales Chilenos, AVCh, MNBA (in Spanish).^a b Cariou, André; Luxembourg (France), Musée national du (2008).La collection Berardo à Paris: De Miro à Warhol (in French). Musée du Luxembourg. p. 36.ISBN 978-2-08-121826-0 . ^ "Ralston Crawford" .Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) . Retrieved2025-01-20 .^ Alfsen, Glenny (2024-12-19),"Elisabeth Dored" ,Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved2025-01-21 ^ DeLombard, Jeannine (2014)."Aaron Douglas" .American National Biography Online . ^ "Stiles Street News" .The Black Dispatch . 1950-11-11. p. 10. Retrieved2025-01-16 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Cincinnatian Is Added" .The Cincinnati Enquirer . 1941-09-11. p. 14. Retrieved2025-01-16 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Mosley, Philip (2020-08-18).Resuming Maurice: And Other Essays on Writers and Celebrity . Dufour Editions. pp. 97– 98.ISBN 978-0-8023-6067-0 . ^ "Fourth Exhibit Planned By Maine Coast Artists" .The Bangor Daily News . 1964-08-04. p. 11. Retrieved2025-01-21 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Breeskin, Adelyn D.; Ascher, Amalie Adler (May 17, 1981)."The Art Collector Who Brought for All Baltimore" .The Baltimore Sun . p. 328. Retrieved2025-01-21 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Inés Puyó Biography" .Artistas Visuales Chilenos, AVCh, MNBA . Retrieved2025-01-16 .^ "Heini Waser" .SIKART Lexicon on Art in Switzerland (in German). Retrieved2025-01-28 .^ "Hale Woodruff" .Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) . Retrieved2025-01-20 .48°50′34″N 2°19′50″E / 48.8429°N 2.3306°E /48.8429; 2.3306