Carl Milles, after
Carl Milles, after, "Solglitter", "Najad på delfin" ( = Naiad and dolphin)
Bronze, brown patina, height 49 cm. Executed in 1997, edition of 50 for Kooperativa Förbundet (KF), Sweden. The motif conceived 1917-18.
Age-related wear. Has been placed outdoors.
Literature
Erik Näslund, "Carl Milles - en biografi", 1991, compare p. 178.
Henrik Cornell, Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, "Carl Milles", 1963, compare p.
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The Consumers' Association of Stockholm (Kooperativa Förbundet, now Coop) was an important sponsor for the Millesgården Museum and commissioned an edition of 50 copies of "Solglitter" (Naiad and dolphin) in 1997 to commemorate this.
As a monumental sculpture, "Solglitterr" can be found, among other places, in the courtyard of the Swedish Institute in Rome, designed by architect Ivar Tengbom in 1940. The motif exists in different sizes and can also be found in several locations around Sweden, including Millesgården, Vår Gård in Saltsjöbaden, in Västerås, and in Kristianstad.
Artist
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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