Erik Gunnar Asplund
ARTISTErik Gunnar Asplund was a Swedish architect, mostly known as a key representative of Nordic Classicism of the 1920s during the last decade of his life. At this time, he was a major proponent of the modernist style which made its breakthrough in Sweden at the Stockholm International Exhibition (1930). Asplund was professor of architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology from 1931. His appointment was marked by a lecture, later published under the title "Our architectonic concept of space." The Woodland Crematorium at Stockholm South Cemetery (1935–1940) is considered his finest work and one of the masterpieces of modern architecture.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Gunnar Asplund (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Other Swedish artists of the period:Anders Zorn 449Carl Larsson 214Ferdinand Boberg 179Karl Nordström 73Ernst Josephson 70Nils Kreuger 67Nils Dardel 61Jenny Nyström 61
Erik Gunnar Asplund, wall art & digital downloads
Shop 1 artworks by Erik Gunnar Asplund (Swedish, 1885–1940) — every piece is public domain and can be printed as canvas, rolled canvas, framed canvas or a framed print.
Erik Gunnar Asplund was a Swedish architect, mostly known as a key representative of Nordic Classicism of the 1920s during the last decade of his life. At this time, he was a major proponent of the modernist style which made its breakthrough in Sweden at the Stockholm International Exhibition (1930). Asplund was professor of architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology from 1931. His appointment was marked by a lecture, later published under the title "Our architectonic concept of space." The Woodland Crematorium at Stockholm South Cemetery (1935–1940) is considered his finest work and one of the masterpieces of modern architecture.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Erik Gunnar Asplund's work on the site falls under Drawings (1).
Culture: Swedish (1).
By orientation: 1 landscape.
Other Swedish artists of the period
If you like this artist, these contemporaries are catalogued too:
- Anders Zorn — 449 artworks
- Carl Larsson — 214 artworks
- Ferdinand Boberg — 179 artworks
- Karl Nordström — 73 artworks
- Ernst Josephson — 70 artworks
- Nils Kreuger — 67 artworks
- Nils Dardel — 61 artworks
- Jenny Nyström — 61 artworks
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