Max Walter Svanberg
(1912 - 1994) |
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Motif of womans body merged with elements of animals and fauna Art Work
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Max Walter Svanberg |
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Male |
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Swiss |
| Birth: |
1912 |
| Death: |
1994 |
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Quick Facts
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Motif of womans body merged with elements of animals and fauna |
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Imaginisterna, imaginist, CoBrA |
| Fine Art Profession(s): |
Painting
Lithography
Illustrator |
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Biography
| Max Walter Svanberg co-founded the artist group Imaginisterna in 1948, he founded the Swedish "imaginist " group, but left them soon after. In 1950, he published and album of lithographs. He began to associate with the surrealist group in Paris and exhibited at the Galerie de l'Etoile Scellee in 1955. In 1958, he illustrated an edition of Rimbaud's Les Illuminations. The most prevalent motif is the womans body merged with elements of animals and fauna. |
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