Selfie - by the Artist

Just now does the Swedish National Museum have a exhibit at Konstakademien in Stockholm:

THE ARTIST - KONSTNÄREN

"Entrepreneur. Genius. Avant-Gardist. Norm-Breaker. Visionary. Traveler.

An exhibition about what it means to be an artist, today and historically. About roles, ideals and myths. About power structures and notions of gender, ethnicity, sexuality and class."

I went to the opening and realised that there was a lot of "Selfies" made by historical great artists and decided to sum up the well worth visit trough them:

Tyra Lundgren 1921, Sweden (1897-1979)

 Helene Schjerfbeck 1937, Finland-Sweden (1862-1946)

 Eugéne Jansson 1910, Sweden (1862-1915)

 Claude Cahun 1927, France (1894-1954)

 Peter Weiss 1938, Germany-Sweden (1916-1982)

 Sophie Adlersparre 1849, Sweden (1808-1862)

 Andy Warhol 1978, USA (1928-1987)

 Rembrandt 1640, Netherlands (1606-1669)

 David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl 1691, Germany-Sweden (1628-1698)

 Pehr Hörberg 1805, Sweden (1746-1816)

 Carl Gustav Plagemann 1849, Sweden-Italy (1805-1868)

Auguste Renoir 1866, France (1841-1919)

 Peter Dahl 1970, Sweden (1934)

 Siri Derkert 1915, Sweden (1888-1973)

 Julia Beck 1880, Sweden-France (1853-1935)

 Lena Cronqvist 1982, Sweden (1938)

 Jeff Koons 1988-9, USA (1955)

 Alexander Roslin 1767, Sweden-France (1718-1793)

 Georg von Rosen 1869, France-Sweden (1843-1923)

Sivert Lindblom 1986, Sweden (1931)

As You can understand, this is just a sliver of the exhibit, hope You enjoyed, Per!

250 year old furniture folk art from Uppland

In north Uppland, Sweden, where I live the farmers thrived around 1750-1850, beside the farming they did work for the ironproduction around the area.

The wealth resulted in big houses that they filled with painted furnitures, a luxury at the time.

During 1760-1780 the decorpainting of furnitures had it's peak in Uppland.

They have just been exhibited at Upplandsmuséet in Uppsala, enjoy some of the unknown masters:

The Rose Master 1766

The Flame Tulip Master 1789

The Flame Tulip Master 1790

The Alunda Master 1768

Hope You enjoyed, I did!

Per!

In the Fantasy world of Julia af Robson

"ROOTS" is the name of Julia af Robsons latest exhibit.

I try to follow her developments in the art, loving it off course, since I love colours, and there are plenty of it compare to last years exhibit "TROLLSKOG"

I did not have good conditions for the camera, but hope you get it anyway!

Here from Galleri Hagström in Stockholm Old Town.

(For better photo quality, go to her WEBSITE)

If you are really lucky, as I was, you will have a private viewing of her art.

It starts with the BIG BANG

These are reminders from last years exhibit, but with more colours

"Roots"
"Roots is a series of paintings that can be seen as an extended version of Trollskog but bigger and with more colors. Indian ink and acrylic are the material Julia uses. Julia creates new worlds and explores patterns and relationships. She is interested in the subconscious, what is happening beyond our life and what is controlling us. She tries to create fantasy worlds that you as a viewer can escape to. Gold is a color that often recur and is to be viewed as a symbol for spirituality."

Here is one of the cool Wine labels Julia designed

It was as usual a pure pleasure to follow Julia in to the inspirational world of hers, Thank You Julia, Per!

Highlights from Bukowskis Classic Auction in Stockholm

It's the highlight and Grand Finale of Stockholms autumn auction season, Bukowskis Classic Auction!

It is impossible to share it all, but here is the link to the catalogue:

BUKOWSKIS CLASSIC SALE

Myself have the pleasure working at the Jewellery viewings and I share two of my many favorites here.

I start with my absolute favorite of the paintings:

858. STEFAN JOHANSSON, "BRON I DIMMA" (THE BRIDGE IN FOG). 1942. SOLD 1,750,000 SEK

680. A NECKLACE WITH DROP SHAPED EMERALDS 31.00 CTS AND BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMONDS TOTAL CARAT WEIGHT 10.00 CTS. UNSOLD

 33. A WOODEN CHEST WITH COVER, THAILAND, 19TH CENTURY. UNSOLD

 1183. A SWEDISH ROCOCO 18TH CENTURY CONSOLE TABLE BY ADAM FLODIN, MASTER 1758. SOLD 67,375 SEK

 949. AUGUSTIN PAJOU AFTER, PORTRAIT BUST DEPICTING MADAME DU BARRY (1743-1793). SOLD 34,000 SEK

 1016. ALEXANDER ROSLIN, SWEDEN,  PORTRAIT OF A LADY, SAID TO BE MLLE BOURGEVIN DE LINAS, AS A VESTAL VIRGIN. 1756. NOT SOLD

 1012. JOHAN PASCH ATTRIBUTED TO, PANEL. SOLD 195,000 SEK

 814. CARPET. SEMI-ANTIQUE SILK KASHAN. UNSOLD

 908. CARL LARSSON, "DAGMAR GRILL". 1909. SOLD 3,100,000 SEK

 896. FANNY BRATE, "ASTRID". 1889. UNSOLD

 877. CARL LARSSON, "SUZANNE AND ANOTHER". 1901, SOLD 4,000,000 SEK

 295. A PAIR OF LARGE ENAMELLED VASES WITH FIVE CLAWED DRAGONS, PRESUMABLY LATE QING DYNASTY WITH YONGZHENG MARK. SOLD 240,000 SEK

 10. A LARGE WOODEN SCULTPURE OF GUANYIN, QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY. UNSOLD

 940. JENNY NYSTRÖM, CHILDREN IN A SLEIGH.1908. SOLD 300,000 SEK

 1278. A BAROQUE LATE 17TH CENTURY LONGCASE CLOCK BY JOHANNES FISCHER, PROBABLY DUTCH. SOLD 36,750 SEK

 1006. WILLIAM HENRY MARGETSON, ON THE RIVER. 1917. 115,000 SEK

 868. ANDERS ZORN, "KAPPRODD" ("BOAT RACE"). 1886. SOLD 11,250,000 SEK

 1334. KOSTA BODA, A SWEDISH KOSTA 'ODELBERG' GLASS SERVICE (58 PIECES). SOLD 14,700 SEK

882. ANDERS ZORN, "MRS EMILY CRANE". 1904. SOLD 440,000 SEK

 845. CARPET. ANTIQUE USHAK. UNSOLD

1100. JOSEPH NIGG, STILL LIFE WITH ROSES, FORGET-ME-NOT, POPPIES, HYACINTHS, BUTTERFLIES AND A BIRD'S NEST. 1833. SOLD 400,000 SEK

 1061. ISAAC (ISAACK) LUTTICHUYS, PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN WITH GLOVES. 1661. 310,000 SEK

 1355. A LARGE MEISSEN ARTICULATED NODDING-HEAD PAGODA FIGURE, END OF 19TH CENTURY. SOLD 17,150 SEK

 211. A PAIR OF LARGE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING, QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1800. SOLD 40,000 SEK

 1311. TWO LATE GOTHIC 15TH CENTURY WOODEN SCULPTURES, PROBABLY NORTHERN GERMANY. SOLD 61,250 SEK

 956A. CARL MILLES, TRITON CARRYING SEASHELLS. 1950. 

SOLD 660,000 SEK

917. CARL KJELLIN, IN THE STUDIO. 1886. SOLD 140,000 SEK

 909. NILS KREUGER, "SPÅRVAGNSHÄSTAR". 1910. SOLD 370,000 SEK

 838. RUG. ANTIQUE/SEMI-ANTIQUE SPAIN. SOLD 15,000 SEK

 298. A LARGE OVAL SERVING DISH, QING DYNASTIN, 19TH CENTURY. UNSOLD

 214. A WELL CARVED CINNABER LACQUER 'KANG' CABINET, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY. SOLD 160,000 SEK

428. A SWEDISH ROYAL 19TH CENTURY SILVER JARDINIERE, C.G. HALLBERG, STOCKHOLM 1897. SOLD 36,000 SEK

 1160. A SWEDISH ROCOCO 18TH CENTURY CUPBOARD. SOLD 49,000 SEK

 1157. A GUSTAVIAN LATE 18TH CENTURY COMMODE BY JOHAN NEIJBER, MASTER 1768. SOLD 906,500 SEK

864. PRINS EUGEN, "MOLNET" (THE CLOUD). 1927. SOLD 1,050,000 SEK

 1367. A SET OF 12 TRIANGULAR ROYAL COPENHAGEN 'FLORA DANICA' CUSTARD CUPS WITH STANDS, DENMARK, 20TH CENTURY. SOLD 24,000 SEK

 806. CARPET. ANTIQUE HERIZ. SOLD 175,000 SEK

I end with my favorite in the Jewellery department:

643. AN UNHEATED 9.55 CT FANCY PINK SAPPHIRE AND BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMOND RING. UNSOLD

Hope You enjoyed this sneak peak!

The viewings going on until November 30, and the auctions December 1-4!

Welcome, Per!