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Damporträtt
Damporträtt
Damporträtt
Photo: Tobias Fischer/Moderna Museet

Damporträtt

by Isaac Grünewald
Artist (Sverige, 1889 - 1946)
Alternate Title
  • Portrait of a Lady
Date1912
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsBildmått: 49 × 33 cm Ram: 55 × 40 cm
Classification
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Credit LineDonation 1979 från Riksförbundet för bildande konst
Object NumberMOM 128
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkIsaac Grünewald was among the first painters to be inspired by Matisse and fauvism. He was an enthusiastic protagonist of modern art: "We should paint the colours of the Swedish countryside so that we convey the specifically Swedish character, but we should paint with international quality methods. The witches' cauldron of Paris is the life source of all other art, it is the chaotic, glowing, boiling soul of the art world. From here come the sediments that later assume their shape and become works of art. I believe that every self-respecting artist should dive into this cauldron." Portrait of a Lady probably depicts the artist's sister, Dora. She also modelled for Sigrid Hjertén, possibly because she was at hand since she was their babysitter. Selected exhibition history Mannen med det blå ansiktet (den 15 maj 2021 - den 30 januari 2022) Moderna Museet Malmö 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 Särskilda verk ur den svenska samlingen (1993-1994) Moderna Museet, Stockholm 10 historier - svensk konst 1910-1945 ur Moderna Museets samling (2007) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues 10 historier : svensk konst 1910-1945 ur Moderna Museets samling : [2/6 - 9/9 2007]