Caleb Althin

Painting, Visual Artist

1866 – 1919

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Who was Caleb Althin?

Althin Caleb, was a Swedish painter, illustrator and art teacher.

Althin studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm 1885-1894, with the exception of some years abroad studying decorative painting. He is perhaps best known as the founder of Althin's School of Painting in 1896, where he was head teacher in freehand drawing. For several decades the school played an important role, not least by preparing young artists for the Academy of Arts. From 1912 he was also teacher in figure drawing at Konstfack in Stockholm.

Althin has made decorative works for Swedish churches; Sofia Church in Stockholm, Uppsala Cathedral and many other. He also made magazine illustrations and posters.

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Born
Feb 20, 1866
Karlskrona
Nationality
  • Sweden
Lived in
  • Karlskrona
Died
Jan 29, 1919
Stockholm

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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