Carl Oscar Borg

Carl Oscar (or Oskar) Borg (March 3, 1879 – May 8, 1947) was a Swedish-born painter who settled in the United States and became known for views of California and the SouthWest.

[1] Carl Oscar Borg was born into a poor family in Grinstad parish, Dalsland province, Sweden.

Oscar Borg moved to London at age 15 to assist portrait and marine artist George Johansen.

[3] A substantial collection of his paintings and prints, as well as large parts of his personal collection were given to the Världskulturmuseet in Gothenburg and Etnografiska museet in Stockholm, both branches of the Statens museer för världskultur (National Museums of World Culture) in Sweden as gifts during his lifetime and by his widow.

His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.