Holmberg was born in Helsinki. His father was Olof Henrik Holmberg (1799–1863) and mother Josefina Gustava Federley (1806–1840). His mother passed away from a lung disease and Olof raised his six surviving children with the help of his sisters. Werner was interested in painting from a young age, taking private lessons from Pehr Adolf Kruskopf [fi] and later Magnus von Wright. He also learned oil painting from Johan Erik Lindh. In 1848 he became a student at the just-formed Academy of Fine Arts.[2] However his father Olof wanted his son to study law, so in his first year of university studies he also worked part-time at the National Board of Customs. At the university he learned painting from Berndt Godenhjelm and von Wright again. In 1850 he helped Robert Wilhelm Ekman paint frescoes in the Turku cathedral. In 1853 he finished his studies.[1]
Storms or Degervik crown office at Kirkkonummi, 1852
Study at Düsseldorfedit
In July 1853 he moved to Düsseldorf as the first Finnish art student, after many Norwegian and Swedish art students had already gone there to study. He studied there under Hans Gude.[1]Erik Bodom was also recruited to help him with his work.[1] Nordic topics were popular in Germany, and he first focused on them with works such as The Kyrö Rapids. His breakthrough was in 1856 with Autumn Morning, and with the new-found fame he was able to quickly sell all of his paintings.[3] By this point Gude recognized Holmberg as fully trained and ended his tutorship, although they still kept close contact. As he ran out sketches of Finland, he began painting German landscapes.[1]
Finnish Lake Landscape, 1854
German Landscape, 1855
Poplar Alley, 1856
The Kyrö Rapids, 1856
Autumn Morning, 1856
German Farmhouse, 1857
Poplar Alley, 1857
After the study at Düsseldorfedit
In 1857, after four years of being away, he returned to Finland, spending time with relatives. In the summer of 1858 he spent time in Norway and married Norwegian Anna Glad (1834–1909), a painter and daughter of the commander of Akershus Fortress, Christian Glad.[1][4] Gude also spent some time with Holmberg in Norway, painting watercolor sketches together near Christiania. Holmberg had settled to live in Düsseldorf where he spent the winter with Anna. They visited Finland in the summer of 1859 and spent time in Kuru.[1]
But by early 1860 he was having considerable difficulties with his lungs, relating to tuberculosis that he had already struggled with for years.[2] In the spring they had a daughter, Betzy (who later became a composer) but the couple also ran into some financial troubles as they had a harder time selling paintings.[5] The situation looked brighter again when he was invited to be a professor of landscape art in a new art school in Weimar. However, the invitation was cancelled and Werner was now bedridden with his sickness.[6][7] As he died in September, many of his paintings were left unfinished. One of his sisters and an older brother had also died from the same sickness.[1]
Ideal Landscape, 1860, his last painting with slight final touches by Hans Gude
Legacyedit
Holmberg is the first Finnish painter to have received international recognition. His effect especially to Finnish landscape painting was large.[6][7][8]
^ abcdefghReitala, Aimo (16 September 1997). "Holmberg, Werner (1830 - 1860)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ abc"Werner Holmberg". Lahteilla. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^Ahtola-Moorhouse, Leena (18 May 2016). "Werner Holmberg - Saksalainen maisema". Bukowskis. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^"Family Group Sheet". Federley. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^"306. Werner Holmberg (1830-1860)". Hagelstam. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^ abKokko, Tiina (3 June 2017). "Keuhkotauti vei nuoren taiteilijan – Werner Holmberg ehti silti maisemamaalauksen mestariksi". Yle. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ abValjakka, Timo (8 July 2017). "Vain 30-vuotiaana kuollut Werner Holmberg uudisti suomalaisen maisemamaalauksen – Hänen töitään esittelevä näyttely on herkullinen kesäkohde". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^Ekman-Kolari, Maria (7 June 2020). "Werner Holmberg oli suomalaisen maisemamaalauksen edelläkävijä – huomattava osa tauluista löysi ostajansa Suomen ulkopuolelta". Arvopaperi. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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Gustaf Werner Holmberg 1 November 1830 24 September 1860 was a Finnish landscape painter 1 2 Werner HolmbergPortrait of Holmberg by Per Sodermark in 1853Born 1830 11 01 1 November 1830Helsinki Grand Duchy of Finland Russian Empire now Finland Died24 September 1860 1860 09 24 aged 29 Dusseldorf German ConfederationNationalityFinnish Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Study at Dusseldorf 1 3 After the study at Dusseldorf 1 4 Death 2 Legacy 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit Holmberg was born in Helsinki His father was Olof Henrik Holmberg 1799 1863 and mother Josefina Gustava Federley 1806 1840 His mother passed away from a lung disease and Olof raised his six surviving children with the help of his sisters Werner was interested in painting from a young age taking private lessons from Pehr Adolf Kruskopf fi and later Magnus von Wright He also learned oil painting from Johan Erik Lindh In 1848 he became a student at the just formed Academy of Fine Arts 2 However his father Olof wanted his son to study law so in his first year of university studies he also worked part time at the National Board of Customs At the university he learned painting from Berndt Godenhjelm and von Wright again In 1850 he helped Robert Wilhelm Ekman paint frescoes in the Turku cathedral In 1853 he finished his studies 1 nbsp Aurora 1849 nbsp Midsummer Day s Night at Tornio 1849 nbsp Storms or Degervik crown office at Kirkkonummi 1852 Study at Dusseldorf edit In July 1853 he moved to Dusseldorf as the first Finnish art student after many Norwegian and Swedish art students had already gone there to study He studied there under Hans Gude 1 Erik Bodom was also recruited to help him with his work 1 Nordic topics were popular in Germany and he first focused on them with works such as The Kyro Rapids His breakthrough was in 1856 with Autumn Morning and with the new found fame he was able to quickly sell all of his paintings 3 By this point Gude recognized Holmberg as fully trained and ended his tutorship although they still kept close contact As he ran out sketches of Finland he began painting German landscapes 1 nbsp Finnish Lake Landscape 1854 nbsp German Landscape 1855 nbsp Poplar Alley 1856 nbsp The Kyro Rapids 1856 nbsp Autumn Morning 1856 nbsp German Farmhouse 1857 nbsp Poplar Alley 1857 After the study at Dusseldorf edit In 1857 after four years of being away he returned to Finland spending time with relatives In the summer of 1858 he spent time in Norway and married Norwegian Anna Glad 1834 1909 a painter and daughter of the commander of Akershus Fortress Christian Glad 1 4 Gude also spent some time with Holmberg in Norway painting watercolor sketches together near Christiania Holmberg had settled to live in Dusseldorf where he spent the winter with Anna They visited Finland in the summer of 1859 and spent time in Kuru 1 nbsp Rain at a Fjord Near Kristiania 1858 watercolor nbsp Landscape from Kuru in Morning Light 1858 nbsp Landscape from Kuru in Evening Light 1858 nbsp Forest in Rainy Weather 1859 nbsp Autumn Morning in Ringerike 1859 nbsp A Motif from Toriseva 1859 Death edit But by early 1860 he was having considerable difficulties with his lungs relating to tuberculosis that he had already struggled with for years 2 In the spring they had a daughter Betzy who later became a composer but the couple also ran into some financial troubles as they had a harder time selling paintings 5 The situation looked brighter again when he was invited to be a professor of landscape art in a new art school in Weimar However the invitation was cancelled and Werner was now bedridden with his sickness 6 7 As he died in September many of his paintings were left unfinished One of his sisters and an older brother had also died from the same sickness 1 nbsp Cottage in Kuru 1859 nbsp Finnish Hop Garden 1860 nbsp Storm on Lake Nasijarvi 1860 nbsp Mail Road in Hame 1860 nbsp Road in Hame A Hot Summer Day 1860 nbsp Ideal Landscape 1860 his last painting with slight final touches by Hans GudeLegacy editHolmberg is the first Finnish painter to have received international recognition His effect especially to Finnish landscape painting was large 6 7 8 nbsp Bust by Walter Runeberg 1862 nbsp Werner Holmberg s Graveside Victor Westerholm 1882 nbsp Medallion of Holmberg on the facade of Ateneum by Ville Vallgren 1887See also editFinnish artReferences edit a b c d e f g h Reitala Aimo 16 September 1997 Holmberg Werner 1830 1860 Kansallisbiografia Retrieved 26 May 2020 a b c Werner Holmberg Lahteilla Retrieved 26 May 2020 Ahtola Moorhouse Leena 18 May 2016 Werner Holmberg Saksalainen maisema Bukowskis Retrieved 27 May 2020 Family Group Sheet Federley Retrieved 26 May 2020 306 Werner Holmberg 1830 1860 Hagelstam Retrieved 27 May 2020 a b Kokko Tiina 3 June 2017 Keuhkotauti vei nuoren taiteilijan Werner Holmberg ehti silti maisemamaalauksen mestariksi Yle Retrieved 26 May 2020 a b Valjakka Timo 8 July 2017 Vain 30 vuotiaana kuollut Werner Holmberg uudisti suomalaisen maisemamaalauksen Hanen toitaan esitteleva nayttely on herkullinen kesakohde Helsingin Sanomat Retrieved 26 May 2020 Ekman Kolari Maria 7 June 2020 Werner Holmberg oli suomalaisen maisemamaalauksen edellakavija huomattava osa tauluista loysi ostajansa Suomen ulkopuolelta Arvopaperi Retrieved 9 August 2020 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Werner Holmberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Werner Holmberg amp oldid 1223190350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
