Robert Wilhelm Ekman
(1808–1873) finländsk konstnär
Robert Wilhelm Ekman (Sweden, 1808–1873) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Robert Wilhelm Ekman belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art. In the history of Swedish art, Robert Wilhelm Ekman belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism in Sweden’.
Robert Wilhelm Ekman was born in Uusikaupunki and died in Turku. The teachers included Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg, Johan Gustaf Sandberg, and Paul Delaroche. Robert Wilhelm Ekman worked in Netherlands. The students included Ferdinand von Wright, Svante Leonard Rydholm, Ernst Söderstrand, and Mathilda Rotkirch.
The works belong mainly to the genres history painting, genre painting, and portrait. The catalogue has 59 works by Robert Wilhelm Ekman with free images. The dated works span the years 1837–1872. Works by Robert Wilhelm Ekman are held by several collections, among them Finlands Nationalgalleri, Finnish National Gallery, Björneborgs stads konstsamling, and Studentkåren vid Helsingfors Universitet. Wikidata links 3 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Romanticism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Marie Kinnberg, Johan Adolf Sevén, Sophie Adlersparre, Magnus Körner, and Erik Wahlbergson.