Einar Nerman
Einar Nerman (
October 6,
1888 â€"
1983) was a
Swedish artist, mostly known for his drawings. He was born and grew up in middle class family in the working-class city of
Norrköping and was the younger brother of the Swedish
Communist leader
Ture Nerman. Einar Nerman also had a twin brother,
Birger Nerman, who was an
archeologist.
Einar Nerman dropped out of his Norrköping
Gymnasium High School in 1905 and moved to
Stockholm to study art. In 1908 he moved to
France for many years to pursue his interest in art, first in
Paris, then in
Matisse.
When he came back to Sweden in 1912 he started studying music and take dance lessons. In the 1920s Nerman lived in London and drew images for
The Tatler. During
World War II, he lived and worked in
New York.
Einar Nerman wrote songs and music and composed music and to many of his brother Ture Nerman's poems. He also made many of the artistic book covers for his communist brothers published writings.
Einar Nerman also made illustrations for many of the books by
Selma Lagerlöf. In Sweden today, he is mostly know, or unknown, for being the man behind the art of the
Solstickan matchbox.
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Cover Drawing of Greta Garbo by Einar Nerman (»Greta Garbos Saga«, The first written biography about Greta Garbo - Stockholm 1929)
