Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd

Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd
Reuterswärd, photographed by Erling Mandelmann in 1964
Born(1934-06-04)4 June 1934
Died3 May 2016(2016-05-03) (aged 81)
Notable workNon-violence
AwardsPrince Eugen Medal

Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd (4 June 1934 – 3 May 2016) was a Swedish painter and sculptor.

He studied with Fernand Léger in Paris 1951 and was a professor of painting at The Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm 1965–1969. In 1974 he was a guest professor at Minneapolis School of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1986 he was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal for painting.

Reuterswärd died of pneumonia at a hospital in Landskrona, Sweden on 3 May 2016, aged 81.

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