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| Familjelycka |
Born in Säby, Sweden in 1843, Knut Ekwall eventually came to study at the prestigious Academy of Arts in Stockholm from 1860 to 1866. His speciality was drawing and woodcut printing blocks, and through his career it was such magazine illustration work that largely kept him going. But during his tenure in Germany - Berlin, Munich, and Leipzig - during the late 1860's to early 1880's, and again in Sweden until his death in 1912, he also attained a reputation as a painter. His favourite subject matter seems to have been domestic life of the upper classes, and especially the stages and complications of romance. One could almost piece together his paintings to form a complete story from courtship and proposal to eventual widowhood, all against the opulent, tchotchke-laden background of wealthy homes.
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| Flickan med brevet |
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| Frieriet |
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| The Proposal (The Chess Game) |
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| Couple on the Bridge, Evening |
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| The Reading Lesson |
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| The Secret Rendezvous |
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| Woman in White |
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| Lost Happiness |
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