Wilhelm Jakob "Mosse" Stoopendaal, born February 12, 1901 in Södertälje, died January 16, 1948, was a Swedish painter and draftsman. He was the son of the artists Georg Stoopendaal and Anna Stoopendaal. The family moved to Eneby in Ytterjärna parish but only stayed two years before moving on to Stockholm. In 1908 the family moved to Härryda, where Stoopendaal's aunt, the landscape painter Ebba Stoopendaal, lived. He devoted himself to drawing and painting from a very young age. He was exempted from schooling, perhaps for health reasons, and learned to read and write from his mother. He was not particularly interested in anything other than painting and hunting. He drew large quantities, especially nature motifs and preferably birds. He possibly received a somewhat fragmented art education in Gothenburg at the age of 17–18, but was mainly self-taught. In 1921 the family moved from Härryda to Hindås. Professional life His teacher was his father Georg, but his mother also shaped his development.

 

His studio was mainly out in nature, but he later created a studio in Arkaden in Gothenburg. Stoopendaal's work is often compared to Bruno Liljefors, whose art inspired him. Both had an interest in hunting. Stoopendaal is represented at, among others, the Kalmar Art Museum and Jula Art Gallery in Skara. Privacy Stoopendaal was married to Elsa Stake. During his working life he lived again in Härryda (Lilla Assmundtorp) where he died in an accident in 1948.