Hugo Salmson (1843 - 1894)

Hugo Salmson

Hugo Fredrik Salmson was a Swedish painter known for his figures and genre scenes. After studying business, he pursued an artistic career and received training at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.

Salmson gained recognition for his painting of Sten Sture the Younger meeting Gustav Trolle. He traveled to Paris for further artistic development and exhibited at the Salon in 1870. Despite becoming a member of the Royal Academy, he later joined a group opposing its teaching methods. In his later years, Salmson focused on portraits but battled depression and died in 1894.