Carl Milles
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"Dianas jakt" (=Dianas hunt) (7)
Sculpturegroup comprising of seven pieces: Diana, two dogs, two deers and two wild boars. Diana is signed C Milles. Foundrymark L.Rasmussen, Köpenhamn. Bronze, green patina. Height 21-51.5 cm.
Provenance
Richard Hultmarks collection, Linköping, Sweden.
Doctor Emil Hultmarks collection, Stockholm, Sweden.
Bukowski Auktioner, Stockholm, Auction 542, "Internationella Höstauktionen", 28 November - 1 December 2006, catalogue no 254.
Private collection (Bought at the auction above).
Exhibitions
The Royal Academy, Stockholm, "Emil Hultmarks samling", March 1942, cat no 226.
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Designer
Carl Milles was a Swedish sculptor born in Lägga. He studied at the Technical School in Stockholm, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Auguste Rodin and on study trips to Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. In Paris he came to stay for many years and made a living as an ornament carver. He studied the animals in the Jardin des Plantes (the Zoological Garden) and was strongly influenced by Auguste Rodin. Milles made a breakthrough with a monument to Sten Sture in Uppsala. He exhibited at the World's Fair in 1900 and was later given a solo exhibition at the Tate Gallery in London. Milles was professor of modeling at the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm. Well-known sculptures in public places signed by Carl Milles are the "Gustav Vasa" statue at the Nordic Museum, "Orfeusgruppen" outside the concert hall in Stockholm and the "Poseidonfontänen" in Gothenburg.
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