Fanny Ingeborg Matilda Brate (née Ekbom; 26 February 1861 – 22 April 1940) was a Swedish painter.

She specialized in genre scenes, featuring families, which are often cited as the inspiration for similar works by Carl Larsson.

That year, she began taking classes from August Malmström at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.

[2] She continued to make study trips throughout Western Europe, including a visit to the Exposition Universelle (1889).

The process of raising them also inspired her to illustrate children's books, such as Mormors eventyr (Grandma's Tales), and take part in the ongoing debate about education.