title: Frans Wilhelm Odelmark
text: # Frans Wilhelm Odelmark
  
  Frans Wilhelm Odelmark (1849–1937) was a Swedish artist noted for his genre paintings and Orientalist themes.
  
  ## Life and career
  
  He studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm and after that in Düsseldorf and in Munich. He painted people in everyday live and picturesque architectural subjects, mainly with subjects from Europe and the Orient, staying in Egypt for an extended period and where he made many colourful paintings of Cairo. He executed works in watercolor, pastel and oil.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Norrlandsgatan
  * Doge's Palace, Venice
  * Grand Canal, Venice
  