Carl Johan Forsberg

Carl Johan Wilhelm Forsberg (1868–1938) was a Swedish open-air painter whose works cover landscapes, buildings, animals and women, in watercolour or gouache.

[1] There has been renewed interest in Forsberg in recent years as a result of interpretations of his works by the Danish painter Eva Louise Buus.

[2] Born on 1 August 1868 in Stockholm, Forsberg grew up in a well-to-do family, mixing with Sweden's high society.

After travelling widely, he married the Danish consul's former wife Pia in Nice with whom he had two sons, Hans and William.

[1] Since 2015, there has been renewed interest in his landscapes and portraits as a result of interpretations of his works by the Danish painter Eva Louise Buus.