Carl Skånberg
"Torg i Taormina" (Town square in Taormina)
Signed C. Skånberg and dated Taormina i Mars 81 (Sicilien) [Taormina in March 81 Sicily]. Oil on canvas laid down on panel 35.5 x 55 cm.
Provenance
Konstföreningen (The Art Association), Stockholm, 1881 (acquired directly from the artist for SEK 400); given away as a prize to publisher Isidor Adolf Heman Bonnier in the association's art lottery in December 1881; by descent to his widow Mrs. Alice Rosalie Bonnier, née Amigo, Stockholm (with her until, at least, 1932); the collections of Emil Hultmark Ph. D. , Sjögestabro; his daughter Carna Moselius; subsequently by descent within the family until 2008.
Exhibitions
Konstföreningen (The Art Association), Stockholm, December 1881, no. 68; (probably) Föreningen Nordisk konst, Stockholm, "Carl Skånberg. Minnesutställning", 1883; Liljevalchs konsthall (Liljevalchs Public Art Gallery), Stockholm, "Svenskt måleri under 100 år", 1932, no. 198; Gummesons Konsthall, Stockholm, "Carl Skånberg 1850-1883. Utställning", January 15 - February 14, 1938; Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna (Royal Academy of Arts), Stockholm, "Emil Hultmarks samling", 1942, no. 164; Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, "Friluftsmåleriets genombrott i svensk konst 1860-1885", 1944, no. 548 (under the title "Torget i Taormina" / "Gata i Taormina"); Norrköpings museum, Sweden, "Carl Skånberg. Minnesutställning", September 28 - October 31, 1946, no. 84 (under the title "Torget i Taormina"); Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, Stockholm, "Carl Skånberg. 1851-1883", February-April 1978, probably identical to no. 47 ("Torget i Taormina 1881 Privat ägo").
Literature
Georg Nordensvan, "Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening 1832-1932", 1932, mentioned and illustrated half page, p. 143; Carl David Moselius, "Emil Hultmark som samlare och forskare", 1944; Viggo Loos, "Carl Skånberg", 1947, listed in the catalogue under 282, p. 377.
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