Einar Forseth

He was raised in Örebro where his father ran a lithographic business.

In 1905 the family moved to Gothenburg where he attended the Arts and Crafts School (Slöjdföreningens Skola) studying under Gunnar Hallström, Anders Trulsson and Charles Lindholm.

He completed his education at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm (1912–1915) under Olle Hjortzberg and Oscar Björck.

[2] During his travels to Istanbul, Greece and Italy, he developed an interest in monumental and decorative art which extended to frescos, textiles and oil paintings.

From 1921 to 1923 he decorated the Golden Hall in Stockholm's City Hall with mosaics in the Byzantine style, creating the Mälar Queen as the central figure.