Wallander, Alf (1862 - 1914)

Swedish painter and designer. He studied in Stockholm and Paris until 1885. Between 1895 and 1914 he was employed as the art director of the Rörstrands Porcelain Factory in Lidköping. In 1896 his works were shown in Stockholm. The Fritz Gurlitt Gallery in Berlin also staged an exhibition of his works. Wallander developed the characteristic style of Rörstrand porcelain. At the Paris International Exhibition of 1900 his porcelain works achieved wide acclaim.