Nationalmuseum acquires Mary Cassatt painting
Nationalmuseum has recently acquired an oil painting by the American-French artist Mary Cassatt. The purchase is Nationalmuseum’s first acquisition of an Impressionist painting for over 50 years.
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Two portraits of women by miniaturist Alphen to the collections of Nationalmuseum
Nationalmuseum has acquired two portraits of women created by the Austrian court miniaturist Johann Eusebius Alphen in 1767. The two portraits are unique because few signed works by Alphen have survived, as the artist was just 31 years old when he died.
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Købke’s portrait of Carl von Nutzhorn joins the collections of Nationalmuseum
Nationalmuseum has acquired a portrait drawing of the two-year-old Carl von Nutzhorn, created by the Danish Golden Age artist Christen Købke in July 1830. Depictions of children are considered to be among Købke’s most important works and his pencil portraits are complete works of art in their own right, comparable to any oil painting.
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Pastel portrait by John Russell acquired for the collections
Nationalmuseum has acquired a pastel portrait of Lady Georgiana Cavendish at the age of six. The portrait is the work of John Russel, one of the era’s foremost pastellists. This is the first example of this particular art form by a British artist to be acquired for the museum’s collections.
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Nationalmuseum acquires a floral still life by Berjon
Nationalmuseum has acquired an exceptional floral still life by the French artist Antoine Berjon, who in 1800 was one of the true stars of the French art world. The painting complements Nationalmuseum’s collections, which until now had lacked examples of this type of flower painting, which was an immensely popular genre around the turn of the 19th century.
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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 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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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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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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