Anna Casparsson

Anna Charlotta Sophia Casparsson (born Anna von Feilitzen) (October 10, 1861 – September 24, 1961) was a Swedish textile artist, known for her embroidery.

Portrait of Anna Casparsson

Born in Linköping, Casparsson was the daughter of Urban von Feilitzin. Trained as a pianist, she later, after her marriage to Edvard Casparsson, began producing embroidery, developing an unconventional technique incorporating beads, lace, and sequins. Her work was inspired by music, Bible stories, and folk stories, and by the work of Carl Jonas Love Almqvist and Ernst Josephson. She first showed work in 1945, and in 1960 was the subject of an exhibition at the Moderna Museet. She died in Saltsjöbaden.[1]

Casparsson's daughter Marja was a painter; her portrait of her mother, painted in the year of the latter's death, is in the portrait collection at Gripsholm Castle.[2] Three of Anna's embroideries are in the collection of the Nationalmuseet,[1] while two more are owned by the Moderna Museet.[3]

References
  1. "Nationalmuseum – Anna von Feilitzen Anna Casparsson". emp-web-84.zetcom.ch. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Gripsholm (Museum : Sweden); Ulf G. Johnsson (1988). Masterpieces from Gripsholm Castle: The Swedish National Portrait Collection. National Swedish Art Museum. ISBN 978-91-7100-346-1.
  3. "Moderna Museet – Collection". sis.modernamuseet.se. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.