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Axel Wilhelm Nordgren (December 5, 1828 - February 12, 1888) was a Swedish painter. He was the son of Carl Vilhelm Nordgren.
Biography
Axel Wilhelm Nordgren was born December 5, 1828, in Stockholm, Sweden.
Nordgren was a student at the Royal Institute of Art and traveled in 1851 to Düsseldorf where he studied under Hans Gude and ultimately decided to remmain. He did, however, take several study trips to Finland and Norway. In 1868 he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.
Nordgren painted landscapes, often with designs from the coast, of winter and moonlight. He recounted the harsh, barren landscape with rough force and restrained melancholy feeling, often with a strong expression of desolation and loneliness.
Among his works include landscapes of Westphalia, Norwegian coastal landscapes, autumn landscapes, and coastal landscapes with cottages.
Nordgren died February 12, 1888, in Düsseldorf. He was 59 years old at the time of his death.