Painting

The motif depicts the house in the garden of the city cellar in Kungälv, painted in 1941. The house with its characteristic porch remains today [2016] and is called Hotell Fars Hatt. In the past there was a large garden here that provided the hotel with vegetables and flowers. The building is also on the work of Gösta Sandels. Birger Simonsson and Gösta Sandels painted a lot in Kungälv during the First World War when you could not travel abroad. Signe Hvistendahl was a great admirer of Gösta Sandel’s art, visited him with his family in Kungälv and bought drawings and minor oil paintings from him early. Birger Simonsson also became friends with the family and painted several portraits, including One of the youngest son Brother Hvistendahl, now in Bohusläns museum collections, see UM031307. Artist Signe Hvistendahl (1891), born in Oslo. Married to Jean O. Erikson, Norwegian Consul in Gothenburg. The family was featured in artists' circles in Gothenburg. Mother and son, Carsten Hvistendahl, studied at the same school. “Swedish Art Chronicle for 100 Years,” Sven Alfons, Bo Lindwall, Ragnar Josephson. Nature & Culture 1952, writes: Signe Hvistendahl began painting towards the end of the 10th century through contact with Gösta Sandels, Birger Simonsson, Sigfrid Ullman, Carl Ryd, Arthur Percy and the Norwegian painters. At the midst of the twenties, she received impulses from Tor Bjurström and now stands in parallel with his students as a representative of the free colour romantic tradition from Sandels. On Signe Hvistendahl Biography Compiled by the Donor: 1881 Born in Oslo, the youngest of six siblings. In 1900 Joins Jean O. Erikson and moves to Gothenburg. 1901 The Son Carsten is born. In 1904, the son Brother is born. 1917-1923 A regular pupil at Valand’s compulsory school, teacher Birger Simonsson, Carl Ryd and Tor Bjurström. 1922 Studying for Henrik Sörensen in Paris in the spring. 1923 Debut exhibition at Ny Konst in Gothenburg. 1924 Exhibition at Blomqvist, Oslo. 1927 Founding the Art Society Spiran (75th anniversary 2002). 1941 Exhibition: Swedish-French, Stockholm (with Edvard Munch and Erik Werenskiold). 1942 Exhibition: Göteborg Konsthallen 1943 Death on 1 January in Gothenburg. Postuma exhibitions: 1947 “Gothenburg,” collection exhibition at Liljevalchs 1949 Separation exhibition Gummesson’s Art Gallery, Stockholm 1950 Separation exhibition Konsthallen, Gothenburg 1954 Separate Exhibition Malmö Museum 1970 Separate Exhibition Svenska Mässans Konstsalong, Göteborg 2004 Ebelingmuseum in Torshälla 2010-2014 Trankärrsgården, Kungälv (with Carsten Hvistendahl) Oeuvre about 250 oil paintings. Represented: Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Göteborg Art Museum, Gothenburg City Museum, Malmö Konstmuseum, Gävleborg County Museum and Bohusläns Museum. Literature: Swedish Artist Mixicone, Band III. The publishing house of Allhem 1957. Aschehoug’s lexicon. Sandberg, Ragnar: The Palette. No. 1, 1941. Cassel, Arne: Konstrevy. No. 2, 1941. Palmgren, Nils: Palette. No. 1, 1943. Alfons & Lindwall, Swedish Art Chronicle for 100 years. Nature & Culture 1944. Romdahl, Axel L.: Göteborg Schools. 1948. Palmgren, Nils: Signe Hvistendahl, Memorial Exhibition. Catalogue Preface Gbg 1950. Simonsson, Ingrid: Art life around the young century. 1970.