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.
Erik Näslund, "Carl Milles - en biografi", 1991, compare p. 178.
Henrik Cornell, Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, "Carl Milles", 1963, compare p.
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.