Bror Hjorth (1894-1968), artist, sculptor, professor, married to 1. Tove Friis, 2. Maria Margareta Adde

Artist/Maker

DatesSigned: Sign. 1923

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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 100 x 70 cm h x w x d: Ram 115 x 86 cm

Inventory numberNMGrh 2525

AcqusitionPurchase 1955 from Fritzes art trade

Other titlesTitel (sv): Bror Hjorth (1894-1968), konstnär, skulptör, professor, gift med 1. Tove Friis, 2. fil. kand. Maria Margareta Adde Titel (en): Bror Hjorth (1894-1968), artist, sculptor, professor, married to 1. Tove Friis, 2. Maria Margareta Adde Etikett (sv): Självporträtt, 1923 Etikett (en): Self-Portrait, 1923

DescriptionDescription: After a short period of training in Copenhagen, Bror Hjorth became a student of Antoine Bourdelle, who taught sculpture at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris in the 1920s. It was here that he drew this large self-portrait. Photographs from Hjorth’s studio in the Villa Brune in Montparnasse show how he was alternating at this time between drawing, painting and sculpture, a combination that would come to characterise his artistic output.

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MaterialGraphite, Cardboard (Paper)

TechniqueDrawing

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