Carl Wilhelmson

Carl Wilhelm Wilhelmson (12 November 1866, Fiskebäckskil – 24 September 1928, Gothenburg) was a Swedish painter, graphic artist, amateur photographer and art teacher.

In Paris, he worked as an advertising artist while taking classes from Paul Sérusier and Maurice Denis at the Académie Julian.

He was appointed a Professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in 1925 and became a member in 1926, in reverse of the usual order.

In addition to his canvases, he painted murals at the Dicksonska folkbiblioteket [sv] and the Central Post Office Building (Stockholm).His works may be seen at the Göteborgs konstmuseum,[5] Nationalmuseum[6] the Thiel Gallery and the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen.

The passenger ferry that operates between Fiskebäckskil and Lysekil is named after him, as is a street in the Lunden district of Gothenburg.