Holmberg, Erik (1888-1972)

Erik Holmberg, född 1888, död 1972, bankdirektör. Erik Holmberg gjorde karriär på Svenska Handelsbanken och arbetade där som bankdirektör fram till sin pension. Han växte upp i Trysil, Norge och var intresserad av skidåkning och vandring. Han och hans fru Ester (? -1955) bodde i en villa vid Lidingö, Stockholm där han också hade sin träsegelbåt Albertina.

Erik blev tidigt fascinerad av asiatisk konst. Han skrev brev till museer, återförsäljare och andra samlare och medlemmar i Kina-klubben vid den tiden.

Han samlade också svensk samtida keramik från Stig Lindberg, Wilhelm Kåge och Bertil Friberg.

Han var en aktiv medlem av Östasiatiska Museets vänner och han donerade flera av sina samtida kinesiska målningar till Östasiatiska museet i Stockholm.

Erik Holmberg, born in 1888, died 1972, Bank Manager. He married Ester Holmberg (?-1955). Erik Holmberg made a career at Svenska Handelsbanken and worked there as a Bank Manager up until his pension. He grew up in Trysil, Norway which came to make an impact upon him and he continued to enjoy nature, skiing and hiking throughout his life. He and his beloved wife Ester lived in a villa at Lidingö, Stockholm where he also kept his wooden sailboat Albertina.

Erik early on became fascinated with Asian Art, and was a true academic collector who had a curiosity and strive to learn more about the subject all the time, this is clearly visible in his catalogue cards about his pieces, all his letters to museum directors, dealers and other collectors and members of the China club at the time.

Set a part from his attraction to the Asian art he also collected Swedish contemporary ceramics from Stig Lindberg, Wilhelm Kåge and Bertil Friberg.

He was an active member of the Östasiatiska Museets vänner and he donated several of his contemporary Chinese paintings to the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm.