John Lundqvist
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| Born | Johan Anders Lundqvist 2 October 1882 |
| Died | 2 June 1972 (aged 89) |
| Resting place | Skogskyrkogården, Stockholm |
| Education | Tekniska skolan, Académie Colarossi |
Johan (John) Anders Lundqvist[1] (2 October 1882 – 2 June 1972) was a Swedish sculptor.
Life and works
[edit]John Lundqvist first studied at Tekniska Skolan (today Konstfack) and was thereafter assistant to Christian Eriksson between 1907 and 1913. In 1913, he studied at Académie Colarossi in Paris where Auguste Rodin made an impression on him. In the years 1919-1927, he lived in Paris. He advanced his education in Copenhagen and Italy.
His works were characterized by a deeply religious way of life. His inspiration is collected from French sculptor Auguste Rodin and gothic sculptures, but there are also clear similarities to Carl Milles. John Lundqvist mainly devoted himself to church decorations, such as Uppståndelsemonumentet by Heliga Korsets kapell at Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm, Sweden. Lundqvist have also made the crucifix's gilded Christ figure.[2]
Other famous works include Uppståndelsen (at Nationalmuseum)[3] and Orfeus, pilot studies of Uppståndelsemonumentet, the crucifix at the Swedish church in Paris (1926), Job, Två människorI (1923), and the fountain composition Forskarlen (1933, for Laholm municipality).[4]
John Lundqvist is represented at, among other, Moderna Museet,[5] National Museum of Fine Arts,[3] and Kalmar art museum.[6] His work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[7]
Gallery
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Junebäcksmonumentet in Jönköping -
Astrad och Götrad in Ljungby -
Ungdom in Ljungby -
Part of Boforsmonumentet in Karlskoga -
Järnarbetaren in Karlskoga -
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, part of De la Gardiebrunnen in Lidköping -
Part of De la Gardiebrunnen in Lidköping -
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Detailed studie of Uppståndelsemonumentet
References
[edit]- ^ Bergmark, Torsten (1982–1984). "Johan (John) A Lundqvist". In Lager-Kromnow, Birgitta (ed.). Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 24. Libris 9322393. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 372. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Skogskrematoriet med kapellen Tron, Hoppet och Heliga korset" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Föremål". Nationalmuseum. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1937). Svensk uppslagsbok. Vol. 17. Malmö: Svensk Uppslagsbok AB. p. 839.
- ^ "Samlingen, John Lundqvist". Moderna Museet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 December 2017.
- ^ Lundqvist John (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2017.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "John Lundqvist". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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