Caleb Althin
Painting, Visual Artist
1866 – 1919
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
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on July 23, 2013
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