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| Gösta von Hennigs Music Hall Scene ca. 1895 oil on canvas Nationalmuseum, Stockholm |
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| Gösta von Hennigs Cabaret 1902 oil on canvas private collection |
Following the deaths of both parents, Gösta von Hennigs moved in his mid-twenties to Stockholm, studying from 1891-93 at the Swedish National Academy of Fine Arts. There he was taught and much-influenced by his slightly older contemporary, the established painter Anders Zorn (1860-1920). In 1894 an important exhibition by another contemporary, the Norwegian Edvard Munch (1863-1944), was mounted in Stockholm, which also helped to shape von Hennigs' style and interests. Equally significant for him was the Stockholm exhibition of 1897 that introduced Art Nouveau. From reproductions, at about the same time, von Hennigs absorbed the cropped compositions and theatrical subject-matter of Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec.
– adapted from the Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
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| Gösta von Hennigs The Chinese Juggler 1914 oil on canvas private collection |
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| Gösta von Hennigs Tämjerska Fogel 1914 oil on canvas private collection |
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| Gösta von Hennigs Ballet Dancers in the Wings 1924 watercolor private collection |
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| Gösta von Hennigs Acrobats 1920 oil on canvas private collection |
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| Gösta von Hennigs Trapeze Artist 1925 watercolor private collection |
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| Gösta von Hennigs Tightrope Dancer 1928 watercolor private collection |
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| Gösta von Hennigs Music in the Arena 1915 oil on canvas private collection |
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| Gösta von Hennigs Circus Rider 1919 oil on canvas Nationalmuseum, Stockholm |
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| Gösta von Hennigs Circus Rider 1934 watercolor private collection |
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| Gösta von Hennigs Scene from the Ring ca. 1920-30 drawing private collection |
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| Gösta von Hennigs Audience 1925 oil on panel private collection |
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| Gösta von Hennigs Olympic Weightlifter 1932 oil on canvas Nationalmuseum, Stockholm |