"The Wings"
Signed Carl Milles. Foundry mark Herman Bergman Fud. Bronze, dark patina. Height 59 cm. The motif conceived 1908.
Kirjallisuus
"Katalog öfver bronser från Herman Bergmans Konstgjuteri A.B. Stockholm", listed and illustrated, no 19 (1,20 m).
M.P. -Verneuil, "Carl Milles. Sculpteur Suédois. Volume I", 1929, the motif mentioned at pp. 28-29 and illustrated p. 27 (under the title "Wings"/"Les Ailes" / "Flügel").
Henrik Cornell, "Carl Milles. Hans verk", SAK, 1963, the motif mentioned at pp. 45-46.
Erik Näslund, "Carl Milles -en biografi", 1991, the motif mentioned at pp. 86-87 and illustrated at p. 85 (exteriorphotograph of the copy in front of Nationalmuseum, Stockholm).
Muut tiedot
Carl Milles' sculpture ”Vingarna” or ”Gosse med örn” was created in 1908 and was later made in a monumental version in 1910. One of these large statues is found today near Skeppsholmen bridge in front of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.
Ancient Greek mythology, often being Carl Milles' source of inspiration, is also reflected in this piece, depicting a naked young man on boulders where he lifts an eagle with widespread wings. The motif being the handsome Ganymedes who was abducted by Zeus, disguised as an eagle.
Lisätietoja ja kuntoraportit
Kuuluu jälleenmyyntikorvauksen piiriin
Tietoa ostamisesta
