Johan Alm

This article is about the Finnish artist and field sergeant. For the Swedish ice hockey player, see Johan Alm (ice hockey).

Johan Alm (1728–1810) was a Finnish painter and field sergeant.

Alm was born and lived and worked most of his life in the city of Vaasa. Alm's son Immanuel Alm was also a painter. They both worked on religious-themed paintings, including altarpieces such as one at the church in Kaustinen. Alm was also responsible for ceilings and other interior works at churches in Kvevlax and Isokyrö.^[1]

References

↑ Johan Alm Brief Biography (Finnish), Retrieved 2010-07-19

Some of this material was translated from the Finnish Wikipedia article
Appelgren, Kari: Johan Alm, Hantverksmålare i Vasa på 1700-talet, 1974

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