Framed print by Kerstin Frykstrand (44 x 38 cm)
Sweet Scandinavian print of a boy and a girl staring at the lights in a Christmas tree. This picture is the last of the year (the month of December)in Kerstin Frykstrand's fantastic series of monthly pictures.
Kerstin Frykstrand was an artist and an illustrator. She produced illustrations for children’s and youth books, postcards, and school textbooks. Her motifs often took the form of children, birds, and insects..
Kerstin Frykstrand also wrote her own books, the first of these being Trollungar in 1938. She was still being employed as an illustrator, as evidenced by the first edition of Min skattkammare in 1947 for which she was almost entirely responsible for all the illustrations. She also received public commissions such as that for the triptych Altartavlan for Djursholm parish hall and De fyra årstiderna for the Stocksund school. In 1955 she began to illustrate the one thing she became most well-known for, namely the first wall-calendar for the Scouts. This was something she continued to work with for over 40 years. She also held many solo exhibitions throughout Sweden.
During the 1960s Kerstin Frykstrand began to paint freestyle and began to enjoy working with whatever came to mind. Although she and her husband were still living in Stocksund they had owned a plot in Tiveden since the 1950s. There Kerstin Frykstrand found the inspiration for many of her later paintings based on themes of enchanted lakes, flowers, friendly trolls, and “living” tree stumps. She was widowed in 1979 but carried on drawing in her studio every day. Her favourite motifs were chubby, happy children, birds, insects, and smaller animals, such as squirrels and hedgehogs.
The picture is in good vintage condition with some small traces of use at the frame and some discolorations in the print but this suits the age of the item. See pictures for details.