Mollie Faustman

Mollie Faustman (pseudonym, la Vagabonde; Stockholm, 1883 - Stockholm, 1966) was a Swedish painter, illustrator, journalist and author.

Biography Originally from the district of Kungsholmen, Mollie Faustman was one of the three daughters of engineer Edvard Faustman and professor Alma Karsten; she was the paternal granddaughter of Wendela Hebbe and Lars Johan Hierta.

She studied with the Swedish artist Carl Wilhelmson at the Valand Art School in Gothenburg from 1905 to 1908. In 1910, she moved to Paris to complete her apprenticeship with Henri Matisse.

Faustman married Gösta Törneqvist from 1910 to 1915, before marrying Gösta Chatham a second time from 1917 to 1926. They had two children, Tuttan Faustman-Hedberg (1917-1999), and Hampe Faustman (1919-1961).

Faustman is buried at Skogskyrkogården Cemetery in Stockholm.

Artistic career As early as 1909, Faustman presented her first works alongside the artists Gösta Törneqvist, Frans Timén and Carl Luthander. She focused mainly on brightly colored landscapes with characteristics of expressionism and romance, including children's motifs. She has also done portraits, including Uno Henning, Ture Nerman and Hanna Borrie.

Literary career Under the pseudonym la Vagabonde, Faustman wrote regularly in the newspapers Idun and Dagens Nyheter. She also published several books, produced book illustrations and drew comic strips such as Tuttan and Putte in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter.