Carl Eldh
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"Sittande nymf" (Seated nymph)
Signed C. J. Eldh and dated 1911. Foundry mark Herman Bergman Fud. Bronze, green patina. Height 103 cm (including wood base 9 cm), length 73 cm, width 57 cm.
Provenance
Earlier in the collection of Chamberlain Lars Johan Fredrik Löwenadler, London.
Literature
Karl Asplund, "Carl Eldh", SAK, 1943, the lot illustrated half page, page 177 (under the title "Fontänfigur").
More information
Fountain sculpture.
Designer
Carl Eldh is known as a national treasure for his sculptures. After practicing as a decorative woodcarver during his youth, including working on the renovation of Uppsala Cathedral, Eldh travelled to Paris where he remained for several years while attending free classes in drawing and sculpture under the tutorship of Auguste Rodin. At his arrival back in Stockholm, he eventually had Ragnar Östberg build for him a combined residence and studio in Bellevue Park, which remained untouched after his death. Many of his statues can be found in parkes and open places in Stockholm, while his smaller statues are represented at several Swedish museums, one can even go and visit Carl Eldh's home and studio, now a museum open for the public.
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