Astri Bergman Taube | |
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Born | Astri Bergman December 9, 1898 |
Died | December 23, 1980 | (aged 82)
Education | Carl Milles, Herman Bergman |
Known for | sculpture, drawing, lithography |
Astri Bergman Taube (9 December 1898 – 23 December 1980)[1] was a Swedish sculptor and artist known for her child portraits and sculptures in public venues.[2] She was married to songwriter Evert Taube.
Biography edit
Taube was born in Stockholm, Sweden to Per Herman Bergman and Mélen Tholff.[1] She learned scuplture from her father and from famed Swedish scupltor Carl Milles.[3]
In 1925, she married Evert Taube. Evert met her when she was nine years old.[1] Taube had four children with Evert Taube: Per Evert Arvid Joakim Taube (1926 – ), Rose Marie Astrid Elisabet Taube (1928 – 1928), Ellinor Gunnel Astri Elisabeth Taube (1930 – 1998), and Sven-Bertil Gunnar Evert Taube (1934 – ).
Works edit
As a portrait scupltor, Taube had "virtuoso skill",[3] portraying children, clowns, and her husband Evert. One of her sculptures of Evert, created in 1983, stands on the island of Riddarholmen.[4]
Taube created tin candlesticks, seal stamps, paperweights, cigarette boxes, and inkwells.[2]
Besides scuplting, Taube drew and created color lithographs.[3]
During her marriage, Taube concentrated on being a helper and muse to her husband, to the detriment of her artistic career. At age 78, she was able to return to being a full-time artist until her death at age 82.[3]
The Lisebergsapplåden award, presented annually by the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenberg to someone who has made Sweden a happier place, is a bronze sculpture of two clapping hands created by Taube in 1978.[5]
Sculptures edit
- Flicka Med Fisk (bronze)[6]
- Elsa Borg (bronze, 1972) Södermalm, Vitabergsparken, Stockholm.[7]
- Fountain at Ulleråkers Hospital in Uppsala (1946)
Lithographs edit
Exhibitions edit
Queen Silvia of Sweden opened an exibition of Taube's works at the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden on 15 September 2006.[2] The exhibition was the result of a project to bring public attention to Taube's work, a project started by Brittmo Bernhardsson (the wife of the governor of Gothenburg) and supported by Taube's son Sven-Bertil.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Koehl, Dan. "Astri Taube". Evert Taube (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ a b c "Drottningen invigde utställning om Astri Bergman Taube i Göteborg". Royal Family (in Swedish). Swedish Royal Court. 2006. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
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- ^ "Astri Bergman-Taube—Past Auction Results". artnet. New York: artnet Worldwide. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ Stockholm Art Council. "Elsa Bork". Skulptur Stockholm. Stockholm: City of Stockholm. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ "Astri Bergman-Taube—Past Auction Results". artnet. New York: artnet Worldwide. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ "180799. ASTRI BERGMAN-TAUBE, färglitografi, sign o numr 96/210". Bukowskis Market (in English and Swedish). Stockholm: Bukowski Auktioner. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
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Further reading edit
- Schmidt de Graaf, Pia; Berg, Håkan (2008). Astri Bergman Taube: ett konstnärsliv (in Swedish). Gothenberg: Warne. ISBN 9789185597062. OCLC 213960878.
External links edit
Category:1898 births
Category:1980 deaths
Category:Swedish sculptors