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Carl Fredrik Hill

Carl Fredrik Hill: A Landscape Painter Haunted by Darkness Carl Fredrik Hill (1849–1911) remains an enigma within Swedish artistic annals—a painter whose prodigious talent was tragically eclipsed by the debilitating grip of mental illness, transforming his life into a poignant chronicle of brilliance and despair. Born amidst the intellectual currents of Lund University, his father’s insistence on a pragmatic vocation stood in stark con

trast to Hill's innate compulsion to translate the sublime beauty of nature onto canvas—a dichotomy that would define his artistic journey. Despite familial reservations regarding such an unconventional pursuit, he resolutely pursued formal training at Stockholm Royal Academy of Fine Arts, subsequently immersing himself in the vibrant artistic milieu of Paris, where he encountered the transformative influence of Barbizon School aesthet…