Birger Carlstedt
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Birger Carlstedt was a Finnish
pioneer of Modern Art
. He studied at the School of the Fine Arts Association of Finland and the Central School of Applied Arts in Helsinki
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He developed a non-figurative abstract form of expression.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
pioneer of Modern Art
Modern art
Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of...
. He studied at the School of the Fine Arts Association of Finland and the Central School of Applied Arts in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
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He developed a non-figurative abstract form of expression.