He left the Academy in 1895 and, the following year, one of his works was exhibited in Berlin. His first major showing was at the General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm in 1897. This was followed by exhibits in Venice (1901), Budapest, Paris (1906) and Vienna. By 1906, he was able to afford his own villa at Säffle in Värmland. He died during 1913 at By parish in Värmland.