▁painted ▁in ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁style . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁less ons ▁from ▁Jean - Paul ▁Laur ens ▁at ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Col ar os si . ▁His ▁first ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Sal on ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁friend , ▁Ernst ▁Joseph son , ▁became ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁art ▁col ony ▁at ▁Gre z - sur - Lo ing . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁joined ▁with ▁the ▁Swedish ▁artists ▁who ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁oppon ents ▁( O pp on ent erna ); ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁was ▁protest ing ▁what ▁they ▁felt ▁were ▁the ▁out mod ed ▁teaching ▁methods ▁at ▁the ▁Academy . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁they ▁created ▁the ▁▁ ▁Art ists ' ▁Association ▁ ▁( K on st n är sf ör bund et ) ▁and ▁Berg h ▁became ▁its ▁Secretary . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁he ▁married ▁Hel ena ▁Maria ▁K lem ming ▁( 1 8 6 3 - 1 8 8 9 ), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁books eller . ▁Their ▁daughter , ▁Am ie , ▁was ▁born ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁He ▁had ▁painted ▁her ▁portrait ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁and ▁she ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁his ▁model ▁on ▁many ▁occasions ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁their ▁short ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Never ▁in ▁good ▁health ,