Born in Stockholm, his father was printmaker Sven August Peterson who, among other things, printed securities. By accompanying his father around Stockholm's pubs, Birger became familiar with many arti
Vid bryggan, Lysekil (1885)
Damer och kavaljer vid stranden (1883)
Utanför hamnfogdekontoret (1875)
Nordafrikanska jägare rastar
Konstnärsförbundet was an association of Swedish artists founded in 1886 in opposition to the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.
Studio photograph with some of the leaders of Opponenterna. Standing from left: Carl Larsson and Ernst Josephson. Sitting from left: Richard Bergh, August Hagborg and Per Hasselberg.
Blanch's art salon [sv] in the 1890s, painting by Gustaf Carleman [sv]. The two revolutionary exhibitions were held here: Från Seinens strand and Opponenternas utställning.
Konstnärsförbundet's emblem, painted by Nils Kreuger
Konstnärsförbundets styrelse painted by Richard Bergh, 1903. From left: Christian Eriksson [sv], Eugène Jansson, Nils Kreuger, Karl Nordström (chairman), Robert Thegerström and Richard Bergh