Erik "Snickarmålarn" Ersson (1730–1800) was a decorative painter from Delsbo socken.[1]
Ersson grew up at the Snickars farmhouse in Källeräng village in Delsbo socken.[1] At the age of 19, he was taken to court for loitering but managed to avoid forced conscription.[2] Ersson married Margta Jonsdotter from Kila in 1752. He also became the brother-in-law of his colleague Carl Roth, after Roth had married Ersson's sister Kerstin Ersdotter.[1]
Ersson is on the basis of his apprenticeship with Gustaf Reuter and his style considered a member of the Delsbo school of decorative painting.[3] Like Reuter, Ersson would usually sign his work.[4] He was active in the Dellen and Arbrå areas.[1] Ersson has been confirmed as still active in 1794, a few years before his death.[4] Between 1751 and 1752 he decorated the interior of Hög church together with Gustav Reuter's son Carl Roth. They painted the gallery and choir.[5] Several farmhouses in Hälsingland have been decorated by Ersson, such as Bjuråkers forngård and Delsbo Forngård.[6] Some of his works are preserved in the collections of the Hälsinglands museum,[7] including a completely preserved decorated room from Forsa socken, originally part of the Mickels-farmhouse in Nansta.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Andersson, Maj-Britt (2000). "Erik Ersson och Carl Roth i Delsbo". Allmogemålaren Anders Ädel (in Swedish). Stockholm: Prisma. pp. 50–52. ISBN 9151836971.
- ^ Sinha, Kerstin; Folkesdotter, Gärd (2002). Bild på bondevägg: hälsingegårdarnas måleri (in Swedish). Hudiksvall: Hälsinglands museum. p. 14. OCLC 255552129.
- ^ Svensson, Ingemar; Mickelsson, Hilding (1968). Hälsingemålningar (in Swedish). Stockholm: LT. p. 20. OCLC 2813624.
- ^ a b Nyström, Palmsköld & Knutsson 2021, p. 107
- ^ Nyström, Palmsköld & Knutsson 2021, pp. 83, 85
- ^ Nyström, Palmsköld & Knutsson 2021, pp. 90, 107
- ^ Nyström, Palmsköld & Knutsson 2021, p. 106
Sources
edit- Nyström, Ingalill; Palmsköld, Anneli; Knutsson, Johan, eds. (2021). Hälsinglands inredningskultur (in Swedish). Göteborg: Makadam. doi:10.22188/kriterium.23. ISBN 9789170613562. ISSN 2002-2131.
External links
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- Erik Ersson on digitaltmuseum.org