Gustaf Ankarcrona

After returning to Berlin, he came under the influence of the Dachau School, which involved a style of painting known as "heimat-kunst" (home art).

[1] In 1890, he became a member of the Konstnärsförbundet, a group that stood in opposition to the methods of the Royal Academy, although his views on art were not especially radical.

[1] The year 1901 was an important turning point for his career, when he visited Gävle and encountered a group of peasants from Leksand dressed in their native costumes.

He was particularly interested in wood carving and textiles and would often seek out older women who could still weave old patterns to place orders with them.

He also became interested in dalmålning [sv], a local form of wallpaper painting, and grew quite knowledgeable on the subject, but published very little.

[3] In 1915, he created the "Dalarnas Memorial and Homebuilding Association" which produced articles for the Lantbrukstidskrift för Dalarne, a local periodical.