Not on display

Self-portrait, 1903

Oscar Björck (1860 - 1929)

Artist/Maker

DatesMade: Executed 1903

Material / Technique

Oil on canvas

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 138,5 x 98,5 cm h x w x d: Ram 165,5 x 125,5 x 6 cm

Inventory numberNMGrh 2081

Other titlesTitle (sv): Självporträtt, 1903 Title (en): Self-portrait, 1903

DescriptionDescription: Oscar Björck’s portraits of the writer Verner von Heidenstam and artists P. S. Krøyer and Prince Eugen are among the most appreciated works of the turn of the 20th century. His wide-ranging career took in the roles of both professor at the Academy of Fine Arts and portraitist with commissions from the royal family. Björck also curated a number of exhibitions and was Sweden’s representative on the committees for the world expos in Chicago in 1893 and Paris in 1900.

Depicted Person

Collection

MaterialDuk, Oil paint

TechniquePainting