Edla Blommér

Edla Blommér
Born
Edla Gustafva Jansson

10 May 1817
Helsinki, Finland
Died19 December 1908 (aged 91)
Helsinki, Finland
Other namesEdla Jansson-Blommer, Edla Blommer Jansson, Edla Gustava Jansson
EducationRoyal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
SpouseNils Blommér (m. 1852–1853; his death)

Edla Gustafva Jansson (1817 – 1908) was a Finnish painter, who worked in the Biedermeier style. She was briefly married to Swedish painter Nils Blommér, and is also known as Edla Blommer Jansson and Edla Jansson-Blommér.[1][2][3]

Blommér studied under Johan Erik Lindh, and her future spouse Nils Blommér.[1] She attended classes at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm, Sweden.[1]

One of her best known works is a portrait of Sara Wacklin (1846, Ateneum).[3] Her paintings can be found in museum collections, including at the Finnish National Gallery,[4] Malmö Art Museum,[1] and Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Edla Blommer Jansson". Lexikonett amanda. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Jansson-Blommer, Edla". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00094016. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Jansson-Blommer, Edla". Uppslagsverket Finland. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Untitled by Edla Blommér". USEUM. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Blommér, Edla Gustava (1817–1908)". Digitalt Museum. Retrieved 26 February 2025.