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Bruno Liljefors
Swedish artist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bruno Andreas Liljefors (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbrʉ̌ːnʊ ˈlɪ̂lːjɛˌfɔʂ] ⓘ; 14 May 1860 – 18 December 1939) was a Swedish artist. He is perhaps best known for his nature and animal motifs, especially with dramatic situations. He was the most important and probably most influential Swedish wildlife painter of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.[1] He also drew some sequential picture stories, making him one of the early Swedish comic creators.[2][3]
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Born | Bruno Andreas Liljefors (1860-05-14)14 May 1860 |
Died | 18 December 1939(1939-12-18) (aged 79) |
Nationality | Swedish |
Education | Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, Stockholm |
Known for | Painting |
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