Nationalmuseum has acquired a unique gold box bearing a portrait by the court enameller, Johan Georg Henrichsen, of King Gustav III. Very few such tokens of royal favour have survived intact, which is what makes this gold box unique.
A new edition of the Art Bulletin of Nationalmuseum Stockholm is now available. It is the first part of Volume 27, which contains scientific articles and information about the museum’s acquisitions in 2020.
The 2022 exhibition programme at Nationalmuseum offers a mix of older art, design, applied art, sculpture and photography.
Nationalmuseum has acquired a key work by Julia Beck, the 1883 painting Autumn Day. After a long period of obscurity, Beck has made a comeback in recent years and is now one of the most popular Swedish artists from the late 19th century.
Nationalmuseum has recently acquired a table and a tall floor screen from a pewter furniture set designed by the architect Uno Åhrén. The pieces are the largest and most spectacular ever produced by Svenskt Tenn and can now be seen in the Scandinavian Design & USA exhibition opening on 14 October.
The exhibition Scandinavian Design & USA examines how concepts and design from the Nordic countries influenced and shaped modern American design, and conversely how influences from the United States have influenced Nordic design. It is an international collaboration between the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Nationalmuseum and Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo.
Nationalmuseum has added two unique silver artefacts from 1715 to its collection. The acquisition of the pieces was made possible by a generous financial donation from Märta Christina and Magnus Vahlquist through the Friends of Nationalmuseum.
Nationalmuseum has acquired An Allegory of War, a painting by Louis Masreliez originally intended to be one of two overdoor pieces for King Gustav III’s bedchamber in the royal palace in Stockholm.
A collection of Italian architectural drawings held by Nationalmuseum was the subject of a recently completed research project. Anna Bortolozzi, associate professor of art history at Stockholm University, made a detailed study of the collection, which was once owned by the architect Carl Johan Cronstedt.
Nationalmuseum has recently acquired an oil painting by the American-French artist Mary Cassatt. The purchase is Nationalmuseum’s first acquisition of an Impressionist painting for over 50 years.
Nationalmuseum has acquired two portraits of women created by the Austrian court miniaturist Johann Eusebius Alphen in 1767. The two portraits are unique because few signed works by Alphen have survived, as the artist was just 31 years old when he died.
During the summer you can see several exhibitions produced by Nationalmuseum at tourist destinations throughout Sweden. Among others, these include Lisa Larson at the Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum, Nordic Myths at Nationalmuseum Jamtli, Close to Nature at Läckö Castle and Migrants at Gripsholm Castle. Nationalmuseum itself is presenting the exhibitions Zorn – a Swedish Superstar and Snowcrash.
