About Emil Westman
Lived 1894 – 1935 (aged 41). Emil Westman was a Danish painter, draftsperson and graphic artist.
Emil Westman (b. 13 March 1894, Stockholm, Sweden; d. 19 June 1935, Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Swedish-Danish artist.
Westman studied at Herlufsholm School and the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. He moved to Copenhagen in 1913 and became a Danish citizen in the same year and was taught by Kristian Zahrtmann. His artwork was exhibited at a solo exhibition in Copenhagen and Svendborg in 1922. He was one of the founding members of the Swedish-Danish art school Koloristerne in 1931.
He was the father of Gunnar Westman.
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Who was Emil Westman?
Swedish-Danish artist
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Emil Westman was born on 13 March 1894 in Stockholm.
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Emil Westman died on 19 June 1935 in Copenhagen.
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Emil Westman was a painter, draftsperson and graphic artist.
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Emil Westman was Danish.
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