Den indiska gudabilden

by Einar Jolin

Artist Einar Jolin (Sverige, 1890 - 1976)

Alternate Title

The Indian God

Date1940

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsBildmått: 46 × 55 cm Ram: 64,5 × 73,5 × 7 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LinePurchase 1941

Countries

Sweden

Object NumberNM 3896

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkThe encounter with Asian art inspired many artists in the early decades of the 20th century. Not only did they find new subjects but also entirely new pictorial traditions. In several of his still-lifes, Einar Jolin taps into this exotic vein, as in The Indian God. Here, he has arranged three objects on a table top that provides colour, together with some shrubs, to this otherwise greyish-yellow painting. In the centre is Ganesha, god of wisdom. The serene composition balances between being a play with purely decorative effects and a meditative portrayal of a mood. Jolin is a masterly raconteur of the non-event.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad övre höger hörn "JOLIN 1940" Selected exhibition history 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]

Works by the artist