Lena Cronqvist

✶December 31, 1938

†July 29, 2025

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About their life

Lena Birgitta Cronqvist Tunström was a Swedish painter, graphic artist and sculptor. Considered to be one of Scandinavia's most prominent Expressionists, her biographically inspired works include self-portraits, some with her child, sometimes depicting the unpleasant features of life. She illustrated the books of her husband Göran Tunström and created lithographs for one of August Strindberg's plays. As a sculptor, she worked with glass and bronze. Her artworks have been widely exhibited and are in the collections of Nationalmuseet and Moderna Museet in Stockholm.

Swedish painter and sculptor (1938–2025)

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