BACKLUND (Backlund-Цельзинг) Elsa Oskarovna

25 марта (6 April) 1880 (Pulkovo near St.-Петербурга) — on April 19, 1974 (Vasteras, Sweden)

Painter, graphic artist

the Daughter of an astronomer, of Swedish origin, Director of the Pulkovo Observatory, academician О. А. Баклунда. He studied at the Art school of Princess М. К. Тенишевой in St. Petersburg (1895-1896) И. Е. Репина. Worked as a portraitist, landscape painter. Since the mid 1910-х lived in Sweden, took lessons from А. Цорна.

From 1904 — participated in exhibitions. Exhibited at the Spring exhibitions in the halls of IAH, exhibitions of the New society of artists (1904, 1908), Union of Russian artists (1912), the world exhibition in Rome (1911), "Baltic artists" in malmö (1914).

Work is represented in several Museum collections, including the State Russian Museum.