Jöns Månsson
Jöns Månsson i Böle (4 April 1769 – 28 May 1867) was a Swedish carpenter and decorative painter based in Forsa socken in Hälsingland.
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Månsson was born in Myssjö socken in Jämtland. He moved to Forsa socken in 1789 and was married the following year to Cecilia Andersdotter, a carpenter's daughter. They settled in her home village of Böle. Månsson began working as a painter in or before 1792, and was active for roughly half a century.[1] According to oral tradition he was also a carpenter by trade.[2]
As a decorative painter of furniture his regular motif was flowers and leaves, usually on a blue background.[1] He would also make decorative "Forsa doors" in rococo-style, painted in white with thick, protruding door panels.[3] The light blue tint used by Månnson was a mixture of indigo dye and white lead. For decorative painting he would also use darker shades of blue, from pure indigo or prussian blue, a dark red based on hematite, as well as orange and yellow from cinnabar and yellow ochre respectively.[4] He would use techniques such as marbleizing and graining with skill.[5]
The collections of Hälsinglands museum include an armoire painted by Månsson.[3] It bears his signature and the year 1800 marked with graphite.[2]
References
- Nyström, Palmsköld & Knutsson 2021, p. 133
- Nyström, Palmsköld & Knutsson 2021, p. 135
- Andersson, Maj-Britt (2000). Allmogemålaren Anders Ädel (in Swedish). Stockholm: Prisma. p. 147–148. ISBN 9151836971.
- Nyström, Palmsköld & Knutsson 2021, pp. 317–319
- Nyström, Palmsköld & Knutsson 2021, p. 319
Bibliography
- Nyström, Ingalill; Palmsköld, Anneli; Knutsson, Johan, eds. (2021). Hälsinglands inredningskultur (in Swedish). Göteborg: Makadam. doi:10.22188/kriterium.23. ISBN 9789170613562. ISSN 2002-2131.
External links
- Jöns Månsson on digitaltmuseum.org