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
editTaube 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
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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
editExhibitions
editQueen 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
editReferences
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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e Lönnroth, Lars (2008-06-13). "Astri Bergman Taube – ett konstnärsliv". Svenska Dagbladet. Stockholm: Lena Samuelsson. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); no-break space character in|trans_title=at position 22 (help) - ^ LeBlanc, Terry. "English Guide • Gamla Stan: a guide for short vistits (sic) to the oldest Stockholm island" (PDF). GicléeStockholm. LeBlanc Graphics. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 16 (help) - ^ Jud (2005-04-07). "Per Gessle to receive "Lisbergsapplåd" award". The Daily Roxette. Visa Kopu. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ "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
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Category:1898 births
Category:1980 deaths
Category:Swedish sculptors