Ida Matton
(1863–1940) svensk bildkonstnär och skulptör
Ida Matton (Sweden, 1863–1940) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, Ida Matton belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art. In the history of Swedish art, Ida Matton belongs to the chapter ‘The Opponents and the 1890s’.
Ida Matton was born in Gävle Parish and died in Gävle Parish. Ida Matton trained at Konstfack, Wallinska skolan, and Académie Colarossi. The teachers included Henri Chapu, Antonin Mercié, and Denys Puech. Ida Matton worked in Paris and Brittany. Ida Matton became a member of Union des femmes peintres et sculpteurs, Föreningen Svenska Konstnärinnor, and Société des Artistes Français. Ida Matton was awarded Litteris et Artibus.
The best-known works include ‘Gustav Vasa statue’, ‘Statue "The Punishment of Loke"’, ‘Byst av Molière av Ida Matton’, and ‘Dolce far Niente av Ida Matton’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 3 works by Ida Matton with free images.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Otto Reiniger, Hermann Pleuer, Gunnar Gunnarsson Wennerberg, Sem, and Gustaf Romin.