Astri Cecilia Ingeborg Ekengren-Larsson (7 June 1898 – 26 April 1990) was a Swedish visual artist, craftsman, and silversmith.[1] She painted portraits, still lifes, landscapes, street scenes, and sometimes surreal.[2] [3]
Born on 7 June 1898 in Överselö parish, Södermanland County, Sweden, Astri Ekengren-Larsson was the daughter of merchant Carl Ekengren and his wife Johanna Svensson.[1]
In the beginning, she learned art from Märta af Ekenstam, a silversmith, in Malmö. Between 1919 and 1926, she had a craft studio in Eskilstuna and was active there in her own arts.[1] From 1926 to 1928, she studied arts and crafts in the museums in Moscow. Between 1934 and 1938, she was a private pupil of Hugo Carlberg (1880–1943), Swedish artist and painter, in Lund. In 1940, she also learned paintings from the Skånska painting school in Malmö.[1]
On several occasions, she exhibited her art works separately in various places including Hässleholm and Linköping, and also participated in some of the exhibitions with the Östgöta art association.[1] [4]
In 1926, she was married to engineer Erik Larsson (1883–1948).[1]
She spent most of her life in Vittsjö, Skåne County, and did her artist works.[1]
She died on 26 April 1990 in Vittsjö.[1]