Monumentalfigur

by Christian Berg

Artist Christian Berg (Sverige, 1893 - 1976)

Alternate Title

Monumental Figure

Date1927

DimensionsHöjd 250 cm

Classification

Sculptures

Countries

Sweden

Credit LineInköp 1957

On view

Stockholm Outdoor Sculptures

RoomOutside location

Object NumberNMSK 1720

About the artworkChristian Berg studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm. A visit to the pyramids in Egypt made a deep impression on him, and in Paris he encountered cubism. Monumental Figure is an abstract female torso. It was exhibited at the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930, where it received harsh criticism. In the 1950s, the attitude to art had changed and Berg got consistently good reviews. My sculptural work is an expression of what touches and engages me, be it a strange flower or the shape of a tree, a rock or a broken shell on the beach, that I want to turn into poetry, or into a monumental figure, where the interrelated proportions seek to convey a sense of seriousness and religion. Selected exhibition history Konst i betong (den 23 maj 1964 - den 7 juni 1964) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Konst i betong : utställningen är resultatet av ett samarbete mellan Moderna Museet och Svenska Väg- och vattenbyggares Riksförbund : [Moderna Museet 1964] Bibliography Sandström, Sven, Christian Berg, livslinjer och formtankar, Malmö 1962, ill. nr 8 och 9, kat. nr 9.

Works by the artist