"Vingarna" ("Gosse med örn").
The motif originally conceived in 1908. Plaster, green patina, height 61 cm.
Alkuperä - Provenienssi
Architect Evert Milles (1885-1960), halfbrother and loyal assistant to Carl Milles.
Yngve Ajgeldinger-Nordqvist and Hjördis Ajgeldinger-Nordqvist, gifted from the above at their wedding.
Thence by descent.
Kirjallisuus
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.
Muut tiedot
Carl Milles' sculpture ”The Wings"” was created in 1908 and was cast in bronze in an monumental version in 1910.
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, or is lifted by an eagle with widespread wings. The motif being the handsome Ganymedes who was abducted by Zeus, disguised as an eagle.
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Kuuluu jälleenmyyntikorvauksen piiriin
Tietoa ostamisesta
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