A Life Between London and Stockholm Richard Beer, known to many as Dick Beer, entered the world in London in 1893. He was the youngest of five brothers, born into a home where art was a daily presence. His father, John Beer, was a watercolourist from Stockholm who found success painting racehorses for the English aristocracy. This early environment, filled with sketches and studio work alongside his brother Edward, shaped his natural inclination toward drawing. Tragedy arrived early in his life. By the age of fifteen, both of his parents had passed away, leaving him an orphan. He moved to Swe…