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Carl Milles

(Sweden, 1875-1955)
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225 000 - 250 000 SEK
20 000 - 22 200 EUR
21 000 - 23 400 USD
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Carl Milles
(Sweden, 1875-1955)

Poseidon

Signed/marked: Carl Milles. Posth. Ex. and dated 1959. Foundry marks LR 20 Cire Perdue. Bronze, green patina. Height 110 (incl. base 115) cm.

Literature

Henry Cornell, "Carl Milles. Hans verk", SAK, 1963, the motif mentioned on page 76, and reproduced half-page page 78 (under the title "Sketch to Poseidon").
Erik Naslund, "Carl Milles, -en biografi", 1991, the motif reproduced on page 210 (under the title "A first sketch to figure Poseidon"), compare "Poseidon cockpit", mentioned on page 209-212.

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Designer

Carl Milles was a Swedish sculptor born in Lägga. He studied at the Technical School in Stockholm, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Auguste Rodin and on study trips to Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. In Paris he came to stay for many years and made a living as an ornament carver. He studied the animals in the Jardin des Plantes (the Zoological Garden) and was strongly influenced by Auguste Rodin. Milles made a breakthrough with a monument to Sten Sture in Uppsala. He exhibited at the World's Fair in 1900 and was later given a solo exhibition at the Tate Gallery in London. Milles was professor of modeling at the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm. Well-known sculptures in public places signed by Carl Milles are the "Gustav Vasa" statue at the Nordic Museum, "Orfeusgruppen" outside the concert hall in Stockholm and the "Poseidonfontänen" in Gothenburg.

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