Bruno Liljefors

Earlier in the collections of Mrs. A. Haquinius.
Therafter in the collections of editor Torsten Tegnér, Stockholm (from 1938).
Stockholms auktionsverk, Kvalitetsauktion, 15-19 November 1977, lot 722, illustrated full page Pl. 45.
Private collection (purchased at the sale above).

"Kring Konstnärsförbundet", Oslo, 1932, cat nr 47 (under the title "Porträtt av konstnärens maka").
Konstakademien, Stockholm, "Mitt bästa konstverk. Utställning anordnad av Rädda Barnen", 1941, cat nr 226.
Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm, "Bruno Liljefors. Minnesutställning", 30 September - 30 October 1960.

Photographed and registered by Svenska porträttarkivet (SPA 1941:78 and 1948:139).
Bo G. Wennberg, "Mitt bästa konstverk. En konsthistorisk översikt från utställningen 1941 å Kungl. Akademien för de fria konsterna", 1942, mentioned page 130 and 136, illustrated full page, page 134.
Bo Lindwall / Lindorm Liljefors, "Bruno Liljefors", 1960, mentioned page 66-68 and illustrated full page in colour page 63.

Bruno Liljefors is the Swedish artist best known for his nature and animal motifs, especially in dramatic situations. Liljefors started with studies at the Academy of Arts in 1879, and continued 1882 in Düsseldorf where the studies revolved around animal painting. The journey then continued to Venice, Rome, Naples, Paris and Grez. Once back in Sweden, he began to draw and paint animals, especially cats and small birds, from the beginning in intimate interaction with nature. He then moved on to broader depictions of wild animals and nature, of seascapes with seabirds and of dramatic scenes of battles between birds. Liljefors is known as our country's foremost animal painter with a large production. Liljefors depicted, in contrast to the "idyllic" animal painting, the animals everyday life with a focus on movement, anatomy and their adaptation to the landscape. This is where the greatness of his painting lies, in the ability to show the animals in their proper environment. He has achieved this by hunting and observing. Well-known works of art are the paintings "Rävfamilj" (1886) and "Havsörnar" (1897), as well as the sculpture "Lek" (1930) at Stockholm Stadium. Liljefors is mainly represented at the National Museum, Waldemarsudde and the Thielska gallery in Stockholm.