Hugo Birger
(1854–1887) svensk målare
Hugo Birger (Sweden, 1854–1887) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Hugo Birger belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art. In the history of Swedish art, Hugo Birger belongs to the chapter ‘The Opponents and the 1890s’.
Hugo Birger was born in Stockholm and died in Helsingborg.
The best-known works include ‘A Street in Paris. Study from Montmartre’, ‘A Gipsy’, and ‘Sitting under the Arbour’. The catalogue has 23 works by Hugo Birger with free images. The dated works span the years 1875–1900. Works by Hugo Birger are held by Nationalmuseum, Fürstenberg Gallery, and Gothenburg Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Axel Axelson, Hermione von Preuschen, Sofia Gisberg, Rodolphe Ernst, and James Paterson.