A Life Shaped by Borders and Beliefs Born in Dresden to Swedish parents, Eric Johansson grew up within the cultural warmth of a German household under the care of his foster father, Robert Schäfer. His early years were steeped in the artistic atmosphere of Dresden, where he eventually entered the local academy between 1912 and 1920. Under the guidance of masters such as Gußmann, Sterl, Zwintscher, Bantzer, and von Hofmann, his hands l…