Eurenius & Quist Folkdräkter

24.02.2023 - 13.05.2023
Picture This Gallery

Eurenius, Wilhelm Abraham (1830-1892) and Quist, Peter Ludvig (1833-1924), were the creative minds behind the photography studio Eurenius & Quist, founded in 1858 in Stockholm. They were one of Stockholm’s first and most frequently hired photographers, and one of the first in Sweden to make the transition from the daguerreotype to photography on paper.

The photographic series Folkdräkter captures Swedish and Norwegian folk costumes and were colored by hand, which added a new dimension to photography. The first photos were most likely taken by Quist around 1855 but were later expanded to more subjects together with Eurenius.

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Lennart Nilsson LIFE cover, 1965

Portrait of an 18-week-old human fetus by Lennart Nilsson. This iconic photo crowned the cover of LIFE Magazine, on April 30, 1965. The issue featured his reportage ‘Drama of Life Before Birth’, which showed the human embryo’s development in the womb.

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Château de Chambord Henry Fox Talbot, 1843

In 1843, pioneering photographer Henry Fox Talbot captured this image of Le Château de Chambord, one of France’s most iconic architectural marvels. Talbot’s photograph, taken using his innovative calotype process, stands as a testament to his groundbreaking contributions to the art of photography.

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Staffan Hallström Ingens Hundar

Staffan Hallström first introduced these enigmatic compositions in his paintings under the title ‘Ingens hundar’ (Nobody’s Dogs) in the early 1950s, and they would follow him throughout his life. As one of Sweden’s most cherished painters of the 20th century, his stray dogs have become an icon in Swedish modern art.