Sven Erixson
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23 November 1899
Sven Erixson | |
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 Portrait of Sven Erixson by Acke Oldenburg. | |
| Born | Sven Leonard Erixson 23 November 1899 |
| Died | 17 May 1970 (aged 70) |
| Notable work | Lorca's Blood Wedding, 1944 |
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Sven "X-et" Leonard Erixson (23 November 1899 – 17 May 1970) was a Swedish painter and sculptor. Born in Tumba,[1] son of Alfred and Mathilda Eriksson, he was married to Ingeborg Erixson with whom he had two children: a son, the artist Sverre Erixson (born 1932) and a daughter, the actor Irma Erixson (born 1937).
Erixson's journey to becoming an established artist was a long one. He started his apprenticeship to a master painter at age of 14. He continued his artistic education by studying decorative painting, while he took a position as a teacher of drawing at the Konstfack. This was followed by a year of study at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, to which he later returned as a Professor of painting 1943–53.
