Per Ekström
Per Ekström artist (1844–1935) was one of the first Swedish plein air painters, and like the Impressionist painters, he completed his paintings directly in front of the subject. He painted outdoors in the rain and drizzle. “He is crazy about sunrises, adores sunsets and therefore always, in the summer at least, is late for dinner.” At the World Exhibition in 1899, his landscapes attracted attention, and he was awarded a gold medal. Ekström was seen as “a poet of the brush”.