Winter Landscape
Gustaf Fjaestad (22 December 1868 – 17 July 1948) was a Swedish painter.
He was born in Jakobs parish in the Diocese of Stockholm, Sweden. He studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in 1891–1892 and then during 1893 at the Academy of the Arts (Konstnärsförbundets skola) operated by Richard Bergh in Stockholm.
Fjæstad belonged to the Artists' Association (Konstnärsförbundet). He assisted Bruno Liljefors during his decorative work for the Biological museum in Stockholm and collaborated with Carl Larsson on the murals now at the Stockholm National Museum. In 1897, he moved to Taserud near Arvika in Värmland. He held his first solo exhibition in Stockholm in 1908. In 1910 he again exhibited in Stockholm, in 1914 at Berlin and in 1927 at London. In 1932, a large exhibition of his works from later periods was shown at Värmlands Museum.
After the first decade of the 20th century, he devoted himself principally to woodcraft. His work is found in many national and international collections.His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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