August Hagborg

August Hagborg
Born (1852-05-26)26 May 1852
Gothenburg
Died 30 April 1921(1921-04-30) (aged 68)
Paris

August Hagborg (born in Gothenburg on 26 May 1852, died in Paris on 30 April 1921) was a Swedish painter.

Biography

After initial training received at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm, August Hagborg came to Paris in 1875 to complete his training. He maintained a studio for most of his career, and continuously exhibited at the Salons between 1876 and 1909.

An Important figure in the naturalistic movement at the turn of the century, often close to artists such as Jules Breton and Jules Bastien-Lepage, he often depicted scenes inspired by coastal Normandy.

Works in Collections

External links

fr:August Hagborg (French Wikipedia)

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