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Carl Reinhold Constantin Callmander, born December 25, 1840 in Örebro, died November 1, 1922 in Bollebygds parish Älvsborg county, was a Swedish artist.

Reinhold Callmander

He was the son of the vicar Ph.D. Carl Jacob Callmander and Sofia Amalia Schmidt. With Charlotta Amalia Linke, he had his son Ivar Callmander, who was an architect.

After finishing school in Örebro for Callmander to Stockholm where he studied with Frederick Liljeblad 1860-1861 he continued his studies at the Art Academy 1863-1864 with the help of a stipend from Charles XV and Queen Mother Josefina, he studied in Antwerp, Dusseldorf and Paris 1862-1865, and in Antwerp and Munich, 1873-1877.

He settled in Gothenburg in 1877 where he became one of the leaders in the art world. Callmander was one of the founders of Valand Art Academy and Society spark. He taught in the ornamental painting and drawing at Gothenburg Industrial School and was hired as an illustrator for a number of contemporary newspapers under the signature Callmus. Callmander was a pioneer in the decorative arts and executed murals in rich ornamentation including in the Gothenburg area high school.

In the glass painting, he was a leading figure and has been described as the Swedish glass painting's father. Public works were carried out in Uppsala Cathedral, Oscar Fredrik Church in Gothenburg and several churches, including in Karlstad, Umeå, Gränna, Hjo, Falkirk, Falkenberg, Ljungby church and Asmundtorp.

Callmander is buried in the tomb Linkeska in Eastern Cemetery in Gothenburg.

Collections: National Museum, Gothenburg Art Museum, and with a sketchbook with 10 drawings in the Uppsala University Library.
Sources

Swedish artist dictionaries, Part I, pp. 270, Allhems Publishing, Malmo.

 

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