Eva Edling
1872–1964.
Artist, portrait painter.
Eva Edling studied at the Academy of Fine Arts during the years 1900–1905 and also made study trips to Germany and Italy.
She was active in the Swedish Women Artists Association and participated in exhibitions with the association in Stockholm, Lund, Uppsala and Gothenburg.
Edling was a resident of Gropgränd 2, together with her mother and later by herself.
Not far from Gropgränd, lived her brother Nils, in the "Edlingian house" on St. Olof Street 2. There, a number of artists and writers have had their student residences.
Burial site: 0121-1068
Image description: Self-portrait painted by Eva Edling in 1902. Photo: From private collection. [The image is cropped]
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