Modell till monumentalskulptur

by Elli Hemberg

Artist Elli Hemberg (Sverige, 1896 - 1994)

Alternate Title

Model for a Monumental Sculpture

Date1979

MediumMålad plåt

Dimensions39 x 47 x 42 cm

ClassificationSculptures

Credit LinePurchase 1979

Countries

Sweden

Object NumberMOMSK 41

The artwork is on longterm loan

About the artworkElli Hemberg developed artistically from figurative to abstract works. The formal problems are the central concern. Otto G Carlsund discovered this, and he exhibited together with Hemberg in the 1940s. Hemberg worked with both painting and sculpture. In 1969, she attended a course in metalwork, and this was the starting point for a number of larger works in sheet metal. In 1970, aged 74, she completed her first monumental work. In Model for a Monumental Sculpture the play of light and shadow makes the white appear anything but monochrome. The shifts create a tension. To experience a monumental sculpture by Hemberg, visit Rålambshovsparken in Stockholm, where her sculpture The Butterfly has been standing since 1980.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Inristat på bottnsplattans kant: "EH? 79" Selected exhibition history Molnen mellan oss (2006) Moderna Museet, Stockholm

Works by the artist