August Hagborg

Vilhelm Nikolaus August Hagborg (26 May 1852, Gothenburg – 30 April 1921, Paris) was a Swedish painter who spent most of his life in France.

[1] When he began painting in Normandy and Brittany, he discovered some of the motifs that would come to dominate his work, such as beaches, fishermen and their families.

[2] He became part of a circle of Swedish painters that included Prince Eugen, a gifted amateur artist.

In 1885, he supported a group known as the "Opponenterna" that was protesting what they felt were the archaic methods employed by the Royal Academy.

His works may be seen at the Nationalmuseum[4] and the Göteborgs konstmuseum[5] His brother was the painter and professional diver, Otto Hagborg.