Carl Eldh
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"Seated Girl"
Signed C.J. Eldh and dated 1904. Foundry mark H Bergman Konstgjutare, Stockholm. Bronze, brown patina. Height 24 cm.
Literature
Karl Asplund, "Carl Eldh", SAK 1943, the motif ill. at p.173 mentioned at p. 176.
Herman Bergmans pricelist, "Katalog öfver bronser från Herman Bergmans Konstgjuteri A.B. Stockholm", the motif listed and ill. as no 145C (called "Vid källan").
More information
Den triangulära kompositionen med den sittande unga kvinnan på en klippa var Carl Eldhs första skulptur efter hemkomsten från Paris 1904. Den finns omnämnd i Karl Asplunds bok om Eldh, från 1943, som en stilriktning konstnären valde vid denna tid, inspirerad av exempelvis Millet och med ett släktskap till Zorns modellmålningar
Artist
Carl Eldh is known as a national treasure for his sculptures. After practicing as a decorative woodcarver during his youth, including working on the renovation of Uppsala Cathedral, Eldh travelled to Paris where he remained for several years while attending free classes in drawing and sculpture under the tutorship of Auguste Rodin. At his arrival back in Stockholm, he eventually had Ragnar Östberg build for him a combined residence and studio in Bellevue Park, which remained untouched after his death. Many of his statues can be found in parkes and open places in Stockholm, while his smaller statues are represented at several Swedish museums, one can even go and visit Carl Eldh's home and studio, now a museum open for the public.
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