The Rilton Family Ebeling collection, Torshälla

Allan Ebeling (1897–1975) was a Swedish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist. Allan was born in New York to Swedish parents Svante and Anna. When Allan's father died in 1908, his mother chose to return to Sweden with her sons Karl, Allan, William, and Teddy. The family settled in Strängnäs.

From 1921 to 1928, Allan worked at Bo Fajans, where he became the artistic director in 1924. Ebeling, together with Gabriel Burmeister, participated in the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925, where they were awarded a bronze medal for the faience they created together for Bo Fajans.

A couple of years later, Ebeling was invited to exhibit at the Swedish Contemporary Decorative Arts exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1927, an exhibition that later travelled to Detroit and Chicago. This marked a recognition and a significant success for Ebeling.

During the 1920s, he made several trips around Europe, where he drew inspiration. He eventually came to Upsala-Ekeby, where he worked from 1928 to 1930 and represented the company at the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930.

As a new family man in the 1930s, Allan moved with his family to Torshälla, where he lived and worked as an artist until his death. Allan Ebeling created many public works, several of which can be seen in Torshälla. He is represented at the Nationalmuseum, the County Museum of Gävleborg, the Eskilstuna Art Museum, and Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde. The Ebeling Museum in Torshälla opened in 1997 following a donation from the artist's family. Ebeling is also represented at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. It has been said that many of Allan's works were shipped and sold in the USA, where his brother William eventually returned.

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