Edvard Westman

Gustav Edvard Westman (16 May 1865 – 23 September 1917) was a Swedish painter, known for his works in the plein air style.

[2] After his studies in Paris, he became a member of the artists colonies in Skagen, Denmark, and Önningeby on the island of Åland in the late 19th century.

He spent several years in Turku, Finland, frequently returning to Åland where he joined Victor Westerholm (1860–1919) and his friends at the artists colony,[4][5] which he first time visited in 1887.

[6] Edvard Westman died in accident near his home in Norrtälje, Stockholm County, Sweden, in 1917.

[7][2] His art consists principally of natural studies and landscape portraits made in oil or etching and frequently featuring Normandy, Åland and Skagen.