Den heliga Cecilia
Artist
Ellen Roosval
(Sverige, 1867 - 1952)
Alternate Title
- Saint Cecilia
Date1921
MediumBrännförgylld brons
Dimensions37 x 15 x 9 cm
ClassificationSculptures
Credit LineBequest 1977 of Rolf de Maré
Countries
Object NumberMOMSK 13
CollectionsThe Rolf de Maré Collection
The artwork is on longterm loan
About the artworkEllen Roosval started sculpting late in life. Her teachers include Carl Milles. The reviews were mixed when she had her first exhibition in 1923 in Stockholm, at the age of 56. Her background was not in her favour: Born Hallwyl, the wife of Henrik de Maré, mother of Rolf de Maré, she caused a scandal by divorcing him to marry the art historian Johnny Roosval. In her alternately compact and closed, or floating, light, sculptures she expresses inspiration from disparate sources such as Indian and Assyrian art and the European middle ages. Myth and religion meet and mix in an entirely idiosyncratic way.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Stämplat på baksidan av sockeln i nedre kanten: "OTTO MEYER Fud." Selected exhibition history 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
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Stämplat på baksidan av sockeln i nedre kanten: "OTTO MEYER Fud." Selected exhibition history 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