A collage of six images with a central portrait of a young girl with her hands resting under her chin. Surrounding her are five distinct paintings: top left depicts a classroom scene with students reading; top right shows a landscape with industrial buildings and a sky with swirling clouds; bottom left features a large tree on a dirt path with a blue sky; bottom right presents a group of people around a table inside a dimly lit room; and middle left includes an abstract landscape with bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors.

In a profession dominated by male artists, Esther Almqvist (1869 -1934) was a female pioneer, and a strong example of the expressionist tradition.

In 1992, the United Nations commemorated the 30 articles of Universal Human Rights of 1948, each signified by a painting. The United Nations choose Esther Almqvist’s 1929, The Meeting (above left), to signify the FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY. Other work included "Lady Writing a Letter With Her Maid," by Johannes Vermeer to signify FREEDOM OF SPEECH

See also https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/29/style/stamps-the-un-celebrates-human-rights-vision.html.

Carin Margareta Christina Almqvist (1938-2009), of Norby, Claudelin and Hederstedt descent, reformed household services in Sweden (‘hushållsnära tjänster’, also known as ‘rutavdrag’), for which she received recognition from the former Prime Minister of Sweden, Carl Bildt.