Arvid Jorm | |
---|---|
![]() Jorm in 1955 | |
Born | Arvid Kornelius Johansson 12 October 1892 |
Died | 26 December 1964 |
Arvid Kornelius Jorm (1892 – 1964) was a Swedish painter and graphic artist. [1] Jorm was born Arvid Johansson in Gothenburg in 1892, the son of a shopkeeper. [2] He changed his name to Arvid Jorm in 1919. [3] He studied at the Valand School of Fine Arts in Gothenburg under Axel Erdmann and Birger Simonsson, and in Copenhagen under Astrid Holm. [1] [2] He did study trips to France, Italy and North Africa. [2] His work included Italian landscapes and town pictures, and Swedish landscapes, coastal and harbour pictures. [2] [4] He worked in oils, watercolours, woodcuts, lithographs and etching. [2] Jorm's art decorated a number of buildings in Sweden [1] [2] including the ceiling of Skene Church, Skövde court house, and Liseberg in Gothenburg. [1] [5] He died in Gothenburg in 1964. [1]