Dagmar Beling

Dagmar Elisabet Beling (19 December 1929 – 17 January 2023) was a Swedish painter, school teacher and art historian. Inspired by summers in Sweden and trips across Europe with her husband, she painted in acrylics, gouache and oils. Her works include landscapes, portraits, still lifes and interiors. In 1980, she completed a large wall painting depicting Riddarholmen at Kärrtorp's High School in southern Stockholm. On a journalist's initiative, in 2017 she and the students who had helped her were reunited beside the painting. In addition to her paintings, she is remembered for her biography of the Swedish sculptor .

Early life and education Born in Härnösand on 19 December 1929, Dagmar Elisabet Beling studied at Konstfack (1954–1957) and Högre Konstindustriella Skolan (1957). She graduated in art and literature at Stockholm University. In 1970, she studied mosaics at the CISIM centre in Ravenna. She made study trips to Italy, Spain, Greece and Lofoten in Norway. The two had met in Utö. The book describes Hörlin's activities, including her stucco decorations in the entrance halls of HSB houses around Stockholm.

Beling was represented by entities including the Stockholm Regional Council, Stockholm Municipality and the . Her works have been widely exhibited in Sweden.