Self-portrait

After studying at the Royal Academy in Stockholm, the Swedish artist Mimmi Zetterström moved to Paris in the 1870s. She participated several times in the Paris Salon, where she was recognized for her exotic scenes from Lapland. One of these paintings was purchased by the French government. In this self-portrait from 1876, she has depicted herself by the easel in her Paris studio. She is working on the painting Dalfolk (People from Dalarna), which is now in the Nationalmuseum collection. In Paris, Zetterström opened her home to many of the young Swedish artists who lived in the city.

We present today's work thanks to the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. 

P.S. We always try to share as many women artists' stories as we can. Please check our Women Artists Notebook if you're interested in more masterpieces created by women!

P.P.S. Mimmi Zetterström was not the only one—meet Fanny Brate, another forgotten female artist from Sweden. Click here.  :)