Bror Hjorths Hus

I knew very little about Bror Hjorth when I started out. After brief stays at a few different addresses on Södermalm in Stockholm, the little family, which consisted of Bror, his wife Tove, and their son Ole, moved into a large flat on Skånegatan. He wanted to express something in his pictures, and he always did this with a very consistent approach to form, and a great knack for letting the colours do the work. In all these disciplines, he displayed the same conviction regarding the importance of form and rhythm. What do you think the most unique thing about Bror Hjorths Hus is? The way he makes every picture tell a clear story.

Bror Hjorths Hus

Hjorth's work at the Cemetery, Stockholm Bror Hjorth 1894 in , — May 21, 1968 in , was a. He also painted a number of landscapes and studio interiors. He grew up among farmers and woodlanders in , where he came into contact with local styles of music which came to have a great influence on his work. His Kärlek Love sculptures, which he completed in the 1930s, were highly controversial and widely misunderstood. Hjorth is known for his figures, which are often roughly carved in wood and decorated using only a few bright colours. It was 1932, and earlier that same year, Bror had participated in the founding of the Färg and Form gallery.

Bror Hjorths Hus

. Ole, on the other hand, would come to be one of the people Bror Hjorth depicted the most frequently, in everything from sketches and paintings to sculptures and reliefs. He showed promising artistic tendencies from an early age - his schoolbooks were decorated with sketches, but this did not prevent him from completing his studies - and his artistic skills continued to flourish in later life. He took a break from his studies from 1915 to 1919 due to illness, before enrolling at the in for a year and a half, followed by four years studying sculpture in under. The wonderful view over a couple of old buildings just across Skånegatan invited it, and two-year-old Ole made an appearance in the foreground, on the balcony. He was awarded the in 1955.

Bror Hjorth — CFHILL

On completion of his studies, he lived in , where he built his studio home in , now the museum. The exhibitions in the art centre always relate to his works in interesting ways. . . .