Karl Nordström

Karl Nordström (11 July 1855 – 16 August 1923) was a Swedish painter who specialized in landscapes. From 1896 to 1920, he was chairman of the Association of Artists (Konstnärsförbundet).

He travelled to Paris 1881 and came into contact with Impressionism; two of his paintings were included in Le Salon spring 1882; moved to the Scandinavian artists' community in Grez, France summer 1882 and developed his style of landscape painting with others such as Christian Krogh and Carl Larsson; was one of the Opponents in 1885 - a group of 84 artists who wrote a protest against conservatism in the Academy of Art; this protest led to the formation of the Society of Artists in 1886 and he acted as chairman 1896-1920; returned to Gnez in autumn 1885 and spent time with August Stindberg; spent a few years in the area of his childhood home, on the island of Tjörn off the west coast of Sweden; lived from 1888-1892 in Stockholm; returned there 1895 to live in Norrtull; spent his summers at the fishing village of Kyrkesund, close to his family home on Tjörn; best known for his depictions of the west coast of Sweden, and worked in oil and charcoal. - British Museum