A Life in Color and Form Erik Bertil Damm arrived at the world on 28 June 1887, born at Stynsberg's farm in Tierp, Uppsala County, Sweden. He was a man whose life was defined by the light he sought across Europe. From his early studies at Althin's School of Painting and the School of Fine Arts, Damm developed a sensibility that would later align him with the Optimisterna, a Swedish modernist group of the 1920s. His palette often reflected the warmth of the sun, a quality that earned him a reputation as a summer painter. His travels were frequent and purposeful. He spent significant time in It…