Oscar Björck
(1860–1929) svensk konstnär och professor vid Konsthögskolan 1898–1925
Oscar Björck (Sweden, 1860–1929) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Oscar Björck belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art. In the history of Swedish art, Oscar Björck belongs to the chapter ‘The Opponents and the 1890s’.
Oscar Björck was born in Stockholm City and died in Stockholm City. Oscar Björck studied under Edvard Perséus. Oscar Björck became a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts and Skagen Painters. The students included Karl Isakson.
The best-known works include ‘Launching the Boat. Skagen’, ‘Sven Unander’, and ‘A Venetian Covered Market’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 42 works by Oscar Björck with free images. The dated works span the years 1878–1927. Works by Oscar Björck are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, Statens porträttsamling, Statens Museum for Kunst, and Skagens Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Axel Tallberg, Aron Gerle, Anna Cassel, François Guiguet, and Bruno Liljefors.