Walter Runeberg
(1838–1920) finlandssvensk skulptör och professor
Walter Runeberg (Finland, 1838–1920) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Walter Runeberg belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Walter Runeberg was born in Porvoo and died in Helsinki. Walter Runeberg trained at University of Helsinki and Imperial Academy of Arts. The teachers included Carl Sjöstrand and Herman Wilhelm Bissen. Walter Runeberg worked in Helsinki, Rome, and Paris. The awards include Ducat Prize, Cross of Liberty, 1st Class, and Officier de l'Instruction publique. The students included Hilda Flodin and Robert Stigell.
The works belong mainly to the genres portrait statue and monumental sculpture. The catalogue has 5 works by Walter Runeberg with free images. The dated works span the years 1872–1893. Works by Walter Runeberg are held by Helsingfors konstmuseum HAM and Finlands Nationalgalleri.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Heinrich Lang, Antoni Caba Casamitjana, Walter Shirlaw, William Keith, and Eduardo de Martino.