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Gunnar NilssonFemale torso1960
1960
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Gunnar Knut Nilsson, born 1904 in Karlskrona, died 1995 in Versailles in France, was a Swedish sculptor. Gunnar Nilsson studied watercolor painting and modeling at the Technical Vocational School in Karlskrona in 1918-19 and on his own in addition to working as a clerk at Finspångs Metallwerk. His debut exhibition was in Finspång in 1927. With the help of a local fundraiser, and after the encouragement of Carl Eldh, he traveled to Paris in 1928 to study sculpture for, among others, Charles Despiau and Paul Niclausse. In Paris he socialized with Bror Hjorth, whose former studio he also rented, Carl Frisendahl and Alberto Giacometti. He came to belong to "Le groupe des Neuf'' with Paul Cornet and Jean Osouf. He later settled in Le Chesnay, near Versailles. He has mainly made himself known for sculptures of young girls and is represented at the National Museum. Some of his works:
Young mother, sculpture in Skärholmen, Stockholm.
Mimi or La petite baigneuse 1956 on Karlavägen and outside the Courthouse in Ronneby
- Creator:Gunnar Nilsson (1904 - 1995, Swedish)
- Creation Year:1960
- Dimensions:Height: 18.51 in (47 cm)Width: 5.12 in (13 cm)Depth: 5.91 in (15 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Täby, SE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2722214143642
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