High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Among famous Swedish artists are Johan Tobias Sergel, Carl Milles, Anders Zorn, Carl Larsson and Carl Eldh. Lately the art of Sweden has been influenced by culture and includes modern paintings and sculptures. The term Swedish art refers to the history of painting and the visual arts in Sweden or by a Swedish artist. Swedish art has always been influenced from around the world, but the influences have come from different geographical regions in different ages. Swedish art is inherently a part of Swedish culture and the cultural tradition of the Western world. The influences of Swedish art have has mostly come from continental Europe, especially Western Europe: the other Nordic countries and countries like France, Germany and Italy. After World War II, the influence of the United States strengthened substantially. Due to generous art subsidies, contemporary Swedish art has a big production per capita.