Hjorth was one of Sweden’s best-known sculptors and painters
and was professor of art at the Royal University College of Fine Arts in
Stockholm from 1949 to 1959. On completion of his studies, he lived in Uppsala,
where he built his studio home in Kåbo, now the Bror Hjorths Hus museum. He was
awarded the Sergel Prize in 1955.
Hjorth is known for his figures, which are often roughly
carved in wood and decorated using only a few bright colours. He also painted several
landscapes and studio interiors. He grew up among farmers and woodlanders in
Dalboda, where he met local styles of music which came to have a great
influence on his work.
He showed promising artistic tendencies from an early age -
his schoolbooks were decorated with sketches and his artistic skills continued
to flourish in later life. His Kärlek (Love) sculptures, which he completed in
the 1930s, were highly controversial and widely misunderstood.
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