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Folke Edvardsson Hermelin | 1880 - 1955
Folke Edvardsson Hermelin, born 17 August 1880 in Säby, Småland, died 8 March 1955 in Huddinge, was a Swedish baron, painter and craftsman. He studied at the art academy in Stockholm, in Paris and traveled to, among other places, Belgium, England, Germany. He has painted portraits, well-balanced landscapes, sometimes with figures, harbor motifs, interiors and more. The motifs are taken from Stockholm, central and southern Sweden, Denmark, Provence, southern Germany and Hungary. He has also worked as a chiseller. His wife Astrid Hermelin was also an artist.
He is represented at the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm
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