Erixson's artistic production was extensive and diverse. He painted landscapes with figures, city and port pictures, interiors, floral pieces. He drew inspiration from a variety of sources, ranging from Medieval
Folk art to
German Expressionism. He devoted a significant time throughout his artistic life to travel, the source of various motifs, mostly from Spain and the south of France. During his travels he was always keen on study both old masters and the biggest contemporary artists of his time:
Goya and
Velazquez at
Museo del Prado;
El Greco in
Toledo;
Paul Klee,
Lovis Corinth,
Gustav Klimt and
Egon Schiele at the
Bavarian National Museum. Erixson belong to Sweden's great modern painters, and his work is represented in most Swedish art museums. He was one of the artists who in 1932 started the artist-led gallery 'Color and shape' (Färg och Form) in Stockholm. His many artistic commissions include frescos at the Holy Cross Chapel at
Woodland Cemetery in
Stockholm (1938 to 1940), as well as his great
fresco in the town hall of
Huddinge (1948 to 1949), into which he wove his own childhood memories of the railroad town. Alongside his painting, Erixson often tried other artistic tasks, often involving his decorative imagination. For example, he created the theatrical decor of
Garcia Lorca's
Blood Wedding (1944), and the decor and costume sketches for the opera
Aniara (1959). ==See also==