Brand was born in
Arvika and educated at
Valand Art School in Gothenburg, where he also worked as a teacher for three years. He exhibited at a variety of institutions around Sweden, such as Galerie Blanche, Stockholm in 1958, Prince Eugene's
Waldemarsudde 1985/86,
Gothenburg Art Museum 1995 Rackstadmuseet, Arvika 1999 at
Moderna Museet, Stockholm 2000. He had a guaranteed income for life of at least five base amounts (about 214 000 SEK in 2009) per annum from the Swedish government through its income guarantee for artists. Brand was the son of house painter Johan Brand (1883–1955) and Ester Matilda Brand née Pettersson (1895–1994). His wife was Inga Brand née Brorson, also an artist with whom he had a son and a daughter. He died in
Gothenburg. == References ==