Carl Eldh (10 May 1873 – 26 January 1954) was a Swedish artist and sculptor. Full name: Carl Johan Eldh (signs on artwork as "''C.J. ELDH''"). Older brother to Albert Eldh. Carl Eldh 1935

Biography

Eldh was born in Östhammar Municipality,

Uppland Uppland () is a historical province or ' on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. On the small un ...

, the son of a blacksmith. From 1897 through 1904 he studied sculpture at the

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in Paris, where the French sculptor Auguste Rodin inspired him greatly. His first works were characterized by softer forms, but by 1916 he had developed a powerful realistic style, as with the Strindberg Monument in

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in Stockholm. Strindberg was a frequent subject for Eldh. Strömkarlen av Carl Eldh

Carl Eldh ranks along

Carl Milles Carl Milles (; 23 June 1875 – 19 September 1955) was a Swedish sculptor. He was married to artist Olga Milles (née Granner) and brother to Ruth Milles and half-brother to the architect Evert Milles. Carl Milles sculpted the Gustaf Vasa statue ...

with the most popular Swedish sculptors of the first half of the 20th century. Eldh also produced architectural sculpture with renowned Swedish architects, among them

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, Erik Lallerstedt and

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. Östberg designed Eldh's own studio in Bellevue Park, in the north of Stockholm, in 1918. And through Östberg, Eldh received the 1923 contract for park sculptures for the Stadshuspark. Adjacent to

Stockholm City Hall Stockholm City Hall ( sv, Stockholms stadshus, ''Stadshuset'' locally) is the seat of Stockholm Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. It stands on the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island, next to Riddarfjärden's northern shore and facing the isla ...

, between the building and the shore of Lake Mälaren's shore, the park stands with Eldh's ensemble representing the three artists,

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for Authors,

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for Poets, and

Ernst Josephson Ernst Abraham Josephson (1851-1906) was a Swedish painter and poet. He specialized in portraits, genre scenes of folklife and folklore. Background He was born to a middle-class family of merchants of Jewish ancestry. His uncle, Ludvig Josephs ...

for Painters, as well as Eldh's bronze sculptures "Sången" and "Dansen" ("The Song" and "The Dance"). The nakedness of the statues initially caused strong protests. itation needed Eldh’s major public works include the grand statue of

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in Stockholm and the Branting Monument, also in Stockholm, which was first executed in plaster around 1930 and completed in 1952. His work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held dur ...

. The Carl Eldh studio in Bellevue is now a public museum, "Carl Eldh Ateljémuseum", with two studio rooms stocked from floor to ceiling with drawings, sculptures, tools and other personal belongings. A visit reflects not on the creative activity of an individual sculptor, but allows direct study of his era.

Images

Image:Stadshusparken Strindberg.jpg, Strindberg Image:Danielsson.o.palm.jpg, Detail of The Branting Monument Image:Eldstrindbergmonument.jpg, Strindberg Monument, in

, Stockholm Image:Carl_Eldh_2006a.jpg, Carl Elds Ateljémuseum, designed by

Image:Fabian månsson byst carl eldh.JPG, Bust of

Fabian Månsson Karl Fabian Månsson (1872–1938) was a Swedish politician. In his youth, Månsson used the pseudonym ''Dacke'', a name he borrowed from the 16th century peasant rebel Nils Dacke. Fabian Månsson was born in a poor family in Hasslö, an islan ...

, 1940 Image:CJEldh01.JPG, Carl Johan Eldh sculpture in Filmstaden Råsunda Image:Strindberg Bellevue.JPG, Strindberg statue in Bellevue

References

External links

Carl Elds Ateljémuseum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eldh, Carl 1873 births 1954 deaths People from Östhammar Municipality Architectural sculptors Swedish male sculptors Recipients of the Prince Eugen Medal 20th-century Swedish sculptors Académie Colarossi alumni Olympic competitors in art competitions