New edition of the Art Bulletin of Nationalmuseum
A new edition of the Art Bulletin of Nationalmuseum is now available. It is the second part of Volume 26, which contains scientific articles and information about the museum’s acquisitions in 2019.
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Nationalmuseum acquires photographs by Henry B. Goodwin
Nationalmuseum has acquired six photographs by Henry B. Goodwin. They are portraits of significant cultural figures from the 1910s and 1920s – actors, dancers and tightrope walkers. The photographs clearly show how Goodwin reflected the spirit of the times in the way he portrayed his subjects.
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Nationalmuseum acquires a sculpture by Alice Nordin
Nationalmuseum has acquired a sculpture created by the artist Alice Nordin. It is made of patinated plaster and depicts a woman resting the side of her face against her clasped hands. Research by the museum indicates that it is likely to be the sculpture A Memory from 1904.
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Nationalmuseum acquires Inger Blix Kvammen necklace
Nationalmuseum has been gifted Inger Blix Kvammen’s necklace Eternity Cap Kanin 2 by the Bengt Julin Fund, administered by the Friends of Nationalmuseum. The jewellery piece is a large crocheted, knitted and embroidered collar in oxidised silver, with portraits concealed amongst the threads.
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Acquisition of portraits created by Ivar Arosenius to the collections of Nationalmuseum
In recent years Nationalmuseum has acquired several portraits by Ivar Arosenius.The works in question depict the artists Nils Rosberg, Axel Törneman and Ida (Eva) Adler, and were produced during a particularly eventful period in Arosenius’ short life.
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Exhibitions at Nationalmuseum 2021
2021 Nationalmuseum will show the exhibitions Zorn – a Swedish Superstar, Snowcrash and Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890–1980.
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Leif Mannerström – this year’s Portrait of Honour
The model for this year’s Portrait of Honour is the food profile and restaurateur Leif Mannerström. The portrait was produced by the photographer Bruno Ehrs. He has captured both the model’s personality and his professional identity.
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Portraits of women painters for Nationalmuseum’s collections
Nationalmuseum in Sweden has recently acquired a self-portrait of the artist Maria Wiik and a portrait of Sigrid Lindberg by Hildegard Thorell.
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Silver craft gift from the Ulf Gillberg – Lennart Agerberg Foundation to Nationalmuseum
Nationalmuseum has received a generous donation from the newly formed Ulf Gillberg – Lennart Agerberg Foundation. The gift is the Big and Small Bowl from 2019 by the Danish silversmith Carsten From Andersen.
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The exhibition Arcadia - A Paradise Lost opening on 17 September
This autumn's exhibition at Nationalmuseum opens on 17 September and features French and Italian art from primarily the 17th century but also French and Nordic art until the turn of the 20th century. The exhibition shows how people's view of nature has changed through the ages and also addresses the many classical stories conveyed in the paintings.
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New acquisition: Highchair HI 56 by Stig Lönngren and Lars Larsson
Nationalmuseum has received a HI 56 Highchair as a gift to the collections. The orange children’s highchair was designed by the interior designer Stig Lönngren and was made of birch plywood by carpenter Lars Larsson.
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Nationalmuseum receives gift of filigree beakers by Rudolf Wittkopf
Nationalmuseum has received as a fine gift two filigree beakers with covers in partly gilded silver, produced by Rudolf Wittkopf in Stockholm in 1698.
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