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Carl Milles

(Sweden, 1875-1955)
Carl Milles
(Sweden, 1875-1955)

Carl Milles, sculpture. Signed, foundry mark, total height 24 cm.

"Lilla Europahuvudet". Signed Carl Milles. Foundry mark L. Rasmussen, København. Bronze, green patina. Height 14 cm (including stonebase 24 cm).

Insignificant wear and scattered scratchmarks. Overall good condition.

Provenance

Carl Milles, thereafter inherited within the family.

Artist

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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