'Riders on Horseback' by Sven Erik Hellquist

'Riders on Horseback' by Sven Erik Hellquistartist: Sven Erik Hellquist (Swedish 1916 1997) medium: oil on panel dimensions: 26 x 20 1 2 cm panel size 33 x 27 cm frame size (approx) signed and dated 55 presented in its original frame AU $1275 (approx US $855 735 EUROS 135,000 yen 635 GBP for exact current conversion visit xe. com) artist biography Sven Erik Hellquist was born November 8, 1916 in Julita, Sdermanland. He was a Swedish artist and illustrator. Hellquist studied at Edward Berggren's

artist: Sven Erik Hellquist (Swedish 1916-1997)

medium: oil on panel

dimensions: 26 x 20 1/2 cm panel size / 33 x 27 cm frame size (approx)
signed and dated 55
presented in its original frame

AU $1275 (approx US $855 / 735 EUROS / 135,000 yen / 635 GBP - for exact current conversion visit xe.com)

artist biography
Sven Erik Hellquist was born November 8, 1916 in Julita, Södermanland. He was a Swedish artist and illustrator.

Hellquist studied at Edward Berggren's målarskola (painting school)  in Stockholm from 1937 to 1939 , with study also taken at the Académie Julian in Paris 1938/39. He took private study trips to France, Italy and Spain. He had solo exhibitions at Galerie Acté in Stockholm and in Eskilstuna and Arboga. He regularly showed his work in group exhibitions around Sweden.

He is best known for his urban scenes and animal paintings, often with horses. Hellquist is represented in the collection of the Eskilstuna Art Museum.

Sven Hellqvist, as he spelled his name in later years, is the father of the artists Anders Hellqvist and Karin Hellqvist, as well as Erik Hellqvist, former mayor of Katrineholm Municipality, Sweden.

He passed away at the age of 80 on March 21, 1997 in Katrineholm.