Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke

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Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (Eugen Napoleon Nicolaus; 1 August 1865 – 17 August 1947) was a Swedish prince, who was a noted artist, art collector, and patron. He was the youngest son of King Oscar II and Sofia of Nassau. Following his military training, Prince Eugen focused entirely on art, studying in Paris and helping pioneer the national Swedish landscape painting style of the 1890s. He became renowned for evocative landscapes, as well as monumental public murals for the Royal Opera, the Royal Dramatic Theatre, and Stockholm City Hall. In 1899, he purchased the Waldemarsudde estate on Djurgården, which served as his home and studio. On his 80th birthday in 1945, King Gustaf V established the Prince Eugen Medal to honor outstanding artistic achievements. Upon his death in 1947, Eugen bequeathed his estate and collection of art to the state, and it opened as a public museum in 1948.

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