Het schilderij dat Anders Lundquist beroemd maakte is Portrait of Lorenzo Hammarsköld; het hangt in het National Portrait Gallery of Sweden, Strängnäs. Van de 2 werken van Anders Lundquist in onze catalogus zijn dit de 2 meest bewonderde, elk gepresenteerd met de datum, het museum en wat het uniek maakt.
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De 2 musea met de meeste schilderijen op deze pagina.
| Museum | Stad | Werken van Anders Lundquist | Schilderijen uit deze lijst |
|---|---|---|---|
 National Portrait Gallery of Sweden |
Strängnäs | 1 | Portrait of Lorenzo Hammarsköld |
 Nationalmuseum |
Stockholm | 1 | Karl XII (1682-1718), pfalzgreve av Zweibrücken, kung av Sverige. Död vid Fredrikshald |
Portrait of Lorenzo Hammarsköld
Onze catalogus bevat 2 werken van Anders Lundquist.
De meeste bevinden zich in National Portrait Gallery of Sweden (Strängnäs) en Nationalmuseum (Stockholm). De bovenstaande tabel somt de musea één voor één op.
Ja. Elk schilderij op deze pagina kan worden besteld als een handgeschilderde olieverfreproductie van museumkwaliteit of als een fine art print, in de door u gekozen afmeting, via de eigen pagina van het schilderij.
To look at the work of Anders Lundquist is to witness the transition of Swedish printmaking from the era of copper engraving into the age of lithography. While he began his career as a history painter and draftsman, his true impact lies in his technical mastery of the lithographic stone. He was not a dreamer lost in abstraction; he was a craftsman focused on the sharp, reproducible clarity required by the burgeoning print market of the nineteenth century. His ability to manipulate light and shadow through stone allowed him to become one of the most sought-after portrait lithographers in Sweden.
His training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Konstakademien) provided the foundation for this precision. Under the guidance of Fredric Westin and Christian Forssell, Lundquist learned to balance the demands of academic composition with the specific mechanical requirements of graphic arts. This period of study, which began in 1817, shaped a professional identity defined by versatility. He could move between the delicate hand-colored etchings for Esaias Tegnér’s Frithiofs saga and the more structured, large-scale lithographic plates used for historical documentation.
Lundquist’s professional life was deeply embedded in the social and institutional structures of Stockholm. His reputation as a skilled draftsman earned him a position as a drawing teacher for the children of Oscar I between 1836 and 1848. This role required more than mere talent; it demanded a disciplined approach to form and line that he subsequently passed on through his own drawing school in the city. He operated within a specific niche, providing the visual documentation necessary for both the aristocracy and the public.
His output during this period was prolific and varied across several formats:
Lundquist’s work often functioned as a visual record of Swedish national identity and significant political shifts. He captured the gravity of state events, such as the accession of Oscar I in 1844 and the mourning periods following the deaths of royal figures. These were not mere sketches; they were deliberate, lithographic reconstructions of history. Even his more personal or genre-based works, like his portraits of his own children or landscapes like Vandrare och flicka i månbelyst landskap, demonstrate a commitment to the legible, structured reality of his time.
Though some critics of his era noted that his paintings occasionally suffered from heavy, unappealing color palettes, this critique fails to account for his primary achievement. His strength was never in the expressive use of pigment, but in the structural integrity of his graphic work. By mastering lithography, he helped sustain a level of visual communication that bridged the gap between high academic art and the widespread distribution of printed imagery.