Edvard Westman
Gustav Edvard Westman was a Swedish painter, known for his works in the plein air style.
Biography
Edvard Westman was born in Gävle, Sweden. He was the son of Johan Ludwig Westman and Emma Elisabeth Holmström. His brother Ernst Ludvig Westman was also an artist.
After first attending the Swedish Academy in Stockholm from 1882–83, he was then a student with artist Oscar Törnå at his studio.
He continued his studies in the Düsseldorf Academy from 1883–85 under Heinrich Lauenstein followed by a period in Paris. After his studies in Paris, he became a member of the artists colonies in Skagen, Denmark, and Önningeby on the island of Åland in the late 19th century. He spent several years in Turku, Finland, frequently returning to Åland where he joined Victor Westerholm and his friends at the artists colony.
Westman participated in the Swedish Association of Artists exhibitions in Gothenburg and Stockholm during 1891. He exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893 and in the Industrial Exhibition at Lund in 1907.
Edvard Westman died in Norrtälje, Stockholm County, Sweden.
His art consists principally of natural studies and landscape portraits made in oil or etching and frequently featuring Normandy, Åland and Skagen.
His works are in the permanent collections of Skagen Museum and Önningebymuseet in Önningeby as well as at museums in Gävleborg and Turku.
