Einar Jolin

Einar Jolin was a Swedish painter best known for his decorative and slightly nave Expressionist style. After studying at Konstfack, Stockholm in 1906 and at the Konstnrsfrbundet mlarskola , Jolin and his friend Isaac Grnewald went to Paris for further studies at Henri Matisses academy from 1908 to 1914.

Einar Jolin was born 7160 August 1890 in Stockholm. He was the son of professor Severin Jolin and grandson of actor Johan Christopher Jolin. He grew up on Kammakargatan 45 in the Jolinska Huset , a threestory townhouse with a garden, built by his grandfather. Jolin grew up in the middle of Stockholm close to Tegnrlunden, Adolf Fredrik Church and Vasaparken, which may have influenced his depiction of houses, roof tops, and views of Stockholm in his paintings. Jolin loved his house with its exotic furnishings. For interior paintings, he often selected props from things in the house Gustavian and Empire style furniture, Chinese embroideries and East Indian tableware. Other residents in the house were his parents, brother Eric, sisters Ingrid and Signe, grandmother Mathilde WigertJolin and his aunt, artist Ellen Jolin who was the first to teach Jolin the basic techniques of painting.

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