Aug 12, 2021
Jöran Salmson (August 12, 1911 - 1999) was a Swedish artist and educator, who helped found Stockholm University’s art school and became its president in the 1970s.
Salmson was Academy trained and studied in a number of European countries. He exhibited throughout Sweden, for instance at Stockholmssalongen and in Gothenburg with Grupp 54 who had their own gallery. He is also represented at several Swedish museums, including Göteborgs Konsthall.
Here is a piece of his, sold at auction for a tiny sum: Figure Composition, oil on board with carved frame (no year, but likely pre-1958)