Designer · Sweden · 1896–1979
Stellan Mörner
Stellan Mörner (1896–1979) – Swedish painter, draughtsman, set designer and writer, member of the surrealist Halmstadgruppen.
About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1896–1979
- Country
- Sweden
Karl Stellan Gabriel Mörner af Morlanda was born on 3 February 1896 in Örebro and died on 1 February 1979. He studied art history in Stockholm (diploma, 1921), followed by painting at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris (1923–1925) and under Carl Wilhelmson at Konsthögskolan (1925–1928).
In 1929, he co-founded Halmstadgruppen and exhibited with it at, among others, Göteborgs konsthall, Konstakademien and Liljevalchs; he took part in international Surrealist exhibitions in Copenhagen (1935) and London (1936). He created marquetry works, among others, in the town hall in Halmstad (1937–1938) and the city library in Uppsala, and between 1946 and 1969 designed approximately twenty sets for Dramaten, the Royal Swedish Opera and other theatres.
