Monsieur Iffa
Artist
Ninnan Santesson
(Sverige, 1891 - 1969)
Date1917-1922
MediumFörgyllt trä
DimensionsHöjd 50 cm, huvudet 34 cm
ClassificationSculptures
Credit LineTransferred 1950 from Konstnärshjälpen
Countries
Object NumberNMSK 1624
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkAfter studying for two years at the Royal Academy in Stockholm, Ninnan Santesson went to Paris in 1913. The following year, she fled the Parisian winter together with Siri Derkert and Lisa Bergstrand, for the heat of Algeria. The three friends sketched and painted there, easily finding models among the local people. "We get as many as we like, the whole town will know us soon," Santesson writes in a letter. The sketches for this sculpture were probably executed in Algiers. When the sculpture, made of gilded wood, was presented in 1922, it was called Negro Head, but it has also been exhibited under the title Monsieur Iffa. The personality of the model shines through the stylised features.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på skulpturens undre sida och på sockelns baksida "NIN. S-N"., Påskrift på sockelns baksida: "NM Ko. 38" Selected exhibition history Mannen med det blå ansiktet (den 15 maj 2021 - den 30 januari 2022) Moderna Museet Malmö 10 historier - svensk konst 1910-1945 ur Moderna Museets samling (2007) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Scenbyte: verk ur Moderna Museets Samling av Dardel, Matisse, Abdul-Hadi, Hjertén och Léger m.fl. (den 15 oktober 2011 - den 5 februari 2012) Moderna Museet Malmö The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues 10 historier : svensk konst 1910-1945 ur Moderna Museets samling : [2/6 - 9/9 2007]
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på skulpturens undre sida och på sockelns baksida "NIN. S-N"., Påskrift på sockelns baksida: "NM Ko. 38" Selected exhibition history Mannen med det blå ansiktet (den 15 maj 2021 - den 30 januari 2022) Moderna Museet Malmö 10 historier - svensk konst 1910-1945 ur Moderna Museets samling (2007) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Scenbyte: verk ur Moderna Museets Samling av Dardel, Matisse, Abdul-Hadi, Hjertén och Léger m.fl. (den 15 oktober 2011 - den 5 februari 2012) Moderna Museet Malmö The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues 10 historier : svensk konst 1910-1945 ur Moderna Museets samling : [2/6 - 9/9 2007]