About Tore Asplund
Lived 1903 – 1977 (aged 74). Tore Asplund was an American painter.
Tore Arvid Asplund (1903 – 1977) was a Swedish-born American painter and watercolorist. He spent most of his life in New York City.
Life and career Tore Asplund was born July 16, 1903, in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of Dagmar (née Moltrecht) and singer Arvid Asplund. He was also a member of the Salmagundi Club.
Asplund exhibited with the American Watercolor Society in 1938–1939, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1938. Asplund has his work in museum collections, including at the Asheville Art Museum.
Asplund struggled with alcoholism. He died of suicide by hanging at age 74 on New Year's Eve on December 31, 1977, in Miami, Florida.
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Who was Tore Asplund?
Swedish-born American painter (1903–1977)
When was Tore Asplund born?
Tore Asplund was born on 16 July 1903 in Stockholm.
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Tore Asplund died on 31 December 1977 in Miami.
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Tore Asplund was a painter.
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Tore Asplund was American.
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