Emma Ekwall

Emma Amalia Ekwall (18 January 1838 – 1 February 1925)[1] was a Swedish painter.

Emma Ekwall (1838–1925)

Life and career

Born in Gransbo, Småland, she was the daughter of the official Nils Fredrik Ekvall and Emelie Bernhardina Carolina Djurström and the sister of Knut, Gustaf, and Hugo Ekwall.

Ekwall studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm between 1865 and 1871. The latter year also saw her become the first woman to receive a royal medal.[1] After her studies, she went abroad, spending time in Munich and Leipzig. She most notably painted portraits, as well as flowers and children, some of which are on display at Nationalmuseum.[2]

In 1925, Ekwall died in Stockholm, at the age of 87.

  • Lighting the pipe, 1890
    Lighting the pipe, 1890
  • Still life with fruit
    Still life with fruit
  • Young girl with wooden spoon and coffee mill
    Young girl with wooden spoon and coffee mill

References
  1. "Emma Amalia Ekwall". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. "Emma Ekwall" (in Swedish). Nationalmuseum. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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