Ivan Lönnberg
Ivan Lönnberg | |
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 Self-portrait in blue | |
| Born | 12 November 1891 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 26 April 1918 (aged 26) Cachy, Hauts-de-France, France |
| Occupations | Modernist painter, marathon runner, war veteran |
| Partner | Lena Börjeson (1917–1918) |
Ivan Lönnberg (12 November 1891, Stockholm – 26 April 1918, Cachy) was a Swedish modernist painter, marathon runner, and war veteran. In style he was close to the Swedish painters of his generation known as "De Unga"[1] ("The Young") which included Isaac Grünewald and Birger Simonsson.
Life and career
He studied art at a private school operated by Carl Wilhelmson. In 1912, he held an exhibition in Stockholm with two of his friends, Bertil Norén and Carl Herman Runnström.
He came to Paris in January 1914, where he became a part of a circle of Swedish painters on Montparnasse including Grünewald, Einar Jolin, and Eric Detthow. His also made friends with Nils Dardel and Nils Santesson.
After World War I broke out, he joined the French Foreign Legion. While serving in Paris, he met artist Lena Börjeson and they started dating.[2] He was mortally wounded by a shot in his left eye at the Western Front in 1918, the year the war ended.[1]
Lönnberg was also a long-distance runner. He was part of Sweden's marathon team at the 1912 Summer Olympics,[3] but he and five of his teammates were unable to complete the race,[4] due to being made ill by the intense summer heat.[5]
His production was quite small. Roughly 50 works are known, including those from art school and several self-portraits.[5] Most of his paintings are at the Moderna museet in Stockholm. In a memorial exhibition in 1942, 48 of his works were shown.[1] There are several portraits of him made by his artist friends, such as Dardel.
References
- 1 2 3 "Ivan Lönnberg". Lexikonett amanda. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ↑ Bergström, Irja. "Helena (Lena) Börjeson". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (Swedish Women's Biographical Lexicon). Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ↑ "Ivan Lönnberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ↑ "Ivan Lönnberg Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- 1 2 Sympatiens hemlighetsfulla makt, ed. Göran Söderström, p. 298 (Swedish)
External links
- Ivan Lönnberg at World Athletics
- Ivan Lönnberg at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Ivan Lönnberg at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Ivan Lönnberg at Olympedia
- 1891 births
- 1918 deaths
- 20th-century Swedish painters
- Artists from Stockholm
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Modernism
- Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion
- Swedish men long-distance runners
- Swedish men marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for Sweden
- French military personnel killed in World War I
- 20th-century Swedish male painters