they are no more than an imitation of traditional art with a lower level of culture." He often repainted the same scenes as his efforts to support his family made him turn to what his clients wanted. The loss of his beautiful wife Hulda is also said to have affected his painting in the years after her death. Krouthén often returned to Linköping. For the 80th anniversary of the Stora Hotel in 1932, he was working on a number of large paintings. A week before Christmas, he suffered a stroke and was found dead in his hotel room. Paintings Erik Hjalmar Segerstéen's art collection was later bought by Pehr Swartz who donated it to the Norrköping Museum of Art. Östergötland's County Museum in Linköping also has a large collection of Krouthén's works. Gallery References Sources This article is based largely on the Swedish Wikipedia article on Johan Krouthén. The sources quoted there include: Ulf Linde: Johan Krouthén 1858–1932, Östergötlands Fornminnes- och Museiförening, Linköping 1958. Meddelanden 1958–1959 från Östergötlands och Linköpings stads museum. Gunnar Lindqvist: Johan Krouthén. Den ljusa idyllens målare, Carlssons bokförlag, Stockholm 1994. . External links 1858 births 1932 deaths 19th-century Swedish painters Swedish male painters 20th-century Swedish painters Skagen Painters 19th-century Swedish photographers 19th-century Swedish male artists 20th-century Swedish male artists