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IV. EDUCATION AND MENTAL CULTURE IN SWEDEN.
tions have been made. Such a list of monumental works can be shown by no
other Swedish sculptor. To these may be added several busts as well as realistic
and allegorical figures and groups. Next to him should be mentioned the medal
engraver J. A. Lindberg (born 1839), who, after studies at the Academy of
Stockholm and several good attempts in his art, went to Paris in 1877, where he
learnt the superior French medalurgy, which he then introduced in Sweden. The
first new medal sent home by him from Paris was the one struck in memento of
the jubilee of Uppsala university (1877), and this was followed by a whole series
of medals in remembrance of solemn occasions and illustrious persons as well as
by portrait medaillons of famous people. — In his steps follows his son, E.
Lindberg (born 1873), who likewise has studied in Paris and already in his youth
carried out beautiful works and has been commissioned to engrave the prize medals
of the Nobel Foundation. Further is to be noticed E. Brambeck (born 1843),
who, amongst other works, has executed Eve at the corpse of Abel, and the
Temptation of Christ (1882) — later on, sculptured in marble for the church of
Helsingborg — and for a private person, two friezes representing the myth of
Amor and Psyche, as also arts and sciences allegorized by »putti» with emblems.
Chronologically then follows J. T. Lundberg (born 1852), who, after studies at
the Academy of Stockholm, carried out some works that enabled him, during some
†ime, to continue and accomplish his studies in Paris and Rome. Works made
by him are —- after some smaller, genre-like figures — the group of The
Foster-brothers (1888), ordered by the Swedish and the Danish States; relief and frieze
sculptures for the three portals of Uppsala Cathedral (1892/94); St. George,
and Spring — marble statues for the palace of the Heir presumptive (1895/96) —;
the bronze group Industrial Art (1897) for the portico of the National Museum;
the marble group of The Wave and the Shore (1897), belonging to H. M. the
King; Grief, in marble (1897), in the National Museum; bronze statue of Olaus
Petri, erected in 1898 at the East wall of the church of »Storkyrkan» in Stockholm:
Icarus, plaster statue (1900), one of his best productions; and Svea
(personification of Sweden), ordered by H. M. the King; to which, furthermore, have to be
added sepulchral monuments, medaillons, and busts. Of the same age is G.
Lindberg (born 1852) — a disciple of Kjellberg and of the Academy — who, during
his stay in Paris between 1880 and 1890, was strongly impressed with the style
of Hasselberg and, in his manner, modeled The Wave (1885) and, besides that,
executed some decorative sculptural works. V. Åkerman (born 1854) has, amongst
other things, exhibited Wreckage (1893) and minor bronze works. Last in the
row of remarkable sculptors comes Chr. Eriksson (born 1858), who, departing
from industrial art and decorative sculpture, during his time of study in Paris
with success also attempted clay modeling and marble sculpture, which at last
culminated in the colossal high relief of Carl von Linné in the National Museum.
But still he has not forgotten his original taste for industrial art, which has
revealed itself in several silver objects of art as well as in smaller bronzes, besides
which he sculptured the bronze group Study of Art for the portico of the National
Museum. — Of låte, two young sculptors have attracted attention: C. Milles (born
1875) through his original and imposing sketch to a Sten Sture Monument, and
A. H. Wissler (born 1869) through his bronze group (fountain) »The Fishing
Tör», now adorning the Adolf Fredrik square in Stockholm.
Here ought also to be mentioned Mrs. Agnes Kjellberg-Frumerie (born
1869), one of the first women in Sweden who with success have devoted
themselves to sculpture but who has now been followed by several, some of whom
during låte years have occupied a prominent place at the Academy of Art
exhibitions.
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