Gustaf Fjæstad

[1] Gustaf Adolf Christensen Fjæstad was born in Jakobs parish in the Diocese of Stockholm, Sweden.

He assisted Bruno Liljefors during his decorative work for the Biological museum in Stockholm and collaborated with Carl Larsson on the murals now at the Stockholm National Museum.

In 1932, a large exhibition of his works from later periods was shown at Värmlands Museum.

[4][1] His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Both he and his wife were members of the Rackstad colony of artists at Arvika in Värmland, Sweden.