Carl Johan Eldh artwork • statue • sculpture • previously for sale The embrace
Carl Johan Eldh
Film (Zweden) 1873-1954 Stockholm
1873-1954
The embrace
patinated bronze 8.5 x 4.5 cm, signed on the base and composed in 1929
This sculpture was previously for sale.
Provenance: part. bezit Zweden.
Literature: vgl.: Karl Asplund, 'Carl Eldh', Stockholm 1943, afb. pag. 186.
Although the figures of the Swedish sculptor Carl Johan Eldh are characterized by a realism bordering on classicism, they also have a clear sensuality. Eldh was educated in Sweden and then in Paris, where in 1898 and 1899 he was taught by the then celebrated sculptors Injalbert and Roland and received advice from Rodin. In addition to figures, the artist also made official portraits of celebrities in his native country. His work can be found in the collection of the Glyptotek in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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