'Expresso' by Birgitta Liljebladh Ballerina Gruva studied at Althin's målarskola

Gruva studied at Althin's målarskola (painting school) between 1921 and 1922 and then at the Stockholm Konsthögskolan (School of Art) from 1925 to 1929

and at Académie de la Grande Chaumière and Académie Julian in Paris in 1949

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and hand painted eyes

Persson liked to work in a fine-tuned grayscale with occasional stronger

'Expresso' by Birgitta Liljebladh Ballerina Gruva studied at Althin's målarskolaartist: Birgitta Liljebladh (Swedish 1924 2014) medium: linocut dimensions: 38 x 48 cm print size 46 x 56 cm framed size (approx) signed and numbered limited edition 94 115 circa 1950s presented in a new hand finished timber shadowbox frame with archival backing and non reflective UV glass AU $950 (approx US $640 570 EUROS 86,500 yen 505 GBP for exact current value visit xe. com) artist biography Inger Birgitta Liljebladh was born 11 November 1924 in