Kosmisk moder

by Waldemar Lorentzon

Artist Waldemar Lorentzon (Sverige, 1899 - 1984)

Date1935

MediumBlyerts på papper

DimensionsBildmått: 18,6 × 16 cm Pappersmått: 18,6 × 16 cm

ClassificationDrawings

Credit LineDonation 1956 from private donor through Bo Wennberg

Countries

Sweden

On view

Stockholm

RoomGallery 01:7

Object NumberNMH 12/1956

About the artworkWaldemar Lorentzon, born in Halmstad, travelled to Paris in 1924 with his cousin, the artist Erik Olson. Like many other northerners, he studied at Fernand Léger’s Cubism-oriented painting school, Académie Moderne. But Lorentzon also encountered the art of Marc Chagall and Giorgio de Chirico, the forerunner of the Surrealists, whose paintings were of great importance to him. After returning to Sweden, he was among the artists who formed the Halmstad Group in 1929. Cosmic Mother from 1935 is arguably Lorentzon’s bestknown painting. Here, a drawing with the same title and motif is shown. A naked figure rests safely in the arms of an all-encompassing mother. There are traces of Cubism here, but what is more important is the artist’s deep interest in metaphysical and cosmic forces.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerat och daterat i blyerts i övre höger hörn på framsidan av konstverket: "LORENTZ 35" Selected exhibition history Den underjordiska himlen. Surrealism i Moderna Museets samling Moderna Museet, Stockholm

Works by the artist