Hildegard Thorell

Hildegard Katarina Thorell, née Bergendal, (22 May 1850 – 2 February 1930), was a Swedish painter. She studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm, and in Paris, studying with Johan Christoffer Boklund, Georg von Rosen, and Bertha Wegmann. Thorell participated in international exhibitions in Paris, Lübeck, Munich, Copenhagen and Barcelona. Her paintings are held in a number of museum collections.

Biography

Thorell was born in Kroppa parish, Värmland County, Sweden on 22 May 1850. She was the daughter of Filip Bergendahl, owner of a works, and Hildegard Wennerlund. She took private lessons in drawing and painting. where she was the only married female student. Thorell's breakthrough came when she painted the 1880 portrait Miss Gay, which was purchased by Gothenburg Art Museum. Thorell participated in international exhibitions in Lübeck, Munich, Copenhagen and Barcelona, and exhibited at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889.