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Nils von Dardel

(Sweden, 1888-1943)
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
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Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Nils von Dardel, "Mexican woman with crossed hands2.
Estimate
30 000 - 40 000 SEK
2 680 - 3 580 EUR
2 830 - 3 770 USD
Hammer price
48 000 SEK
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Nils von Dardel
(Sweden, 1888-1943)

"Mexican woman with crossed hands2

Executed 1940-42. Signed Dardel. Watercolor on paper, 49 x 38.5 cm (image).

Provenance

Ingrid von Dardel-Ekwall
Ingvar de Forest
Private collection

Exhibitions

Nordic Art Association, Swedish Section.
Liljevalchs, Stockholm, "Nils Dardel", March 25 - May 1, 1955, cat. no. 319.
Riksförbundet för bildande konst, exhibition 240, "100 years of Swedish watercolors".
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, "Nils Dardel", January 30 - April 3, 1988.

Literature

Karl Asplund, "Nils Dardel", SAKs publ LXVI, ill p. 229.
Erik Näslund, "Dardel", Författarförlaget, 1988, ill. fullpage in color, p. 318.

More information

This is the original artwork for one of the motifs in the portfolio "Nils Dardel, Exotic - 16 color plates after watercolors from Mexico and Guatemala. With introductory text by Folke Holmér", Albert Bonniers förlag, Stockholm, 1948.

During the 1930s, Nils Dardel meets the third woman in his life, American Edita Morris, who is married to Ira Morris. Edita stayed in her marriage but began a relationship with Dardel that lasted for several years. During World War II, the couple lived in New York, but Dardel did not enjoy it there, so they traveled to South America, where they stayed for extended periods in Guatemala and Mexico. Dardel was fascinated by the local population and during these stays, he created many watercolor portraits. Shortly thereafter, Dardel passed away in New York due to complications from his long-standing heart condition.

In 1948, Bonniers Förlag published a portfolio titled "Exotic" with 16 color plates after watercolors from Mexico and Guatemala, accompanied by introductory text by Folke Holmér. The portraits were also included as supplements in weekly magazines. These images gained widespread popularity and became beloved in Sweden. After the war, when borders had been closed, people longed for the outside world, and it was as if the world came to Sweden through these images. For many, Dardel's portraits were their first encounter with art and thus became a part of the societal development after World War II, when modern Sweden began to emerge.