Sculpture Bust

SKULPTURBYST Johnny Roosval as a 31-year-old. On the lower right edge signed E.R.v.H. 1910. On the lower left edge is the name of the foundry: Otto Meyers Eftr. H45 cm B 22 cm Gift 1994 from Mrs Ann Marie Berggren, Stockholm who inherited the artwork from her grandmother Gerda Kallstenius f. Roosval (sister of Johnny Roosval). (see Dnr 64/94) John (Johnny) August Emanuel Roosval, 1879-1965. Brother of Gerda Kallstenius, g m. Ellen Roosval 1907. Dr.phil. in Berlin 1903. Associate Professor at Uppsala University in 1905. Professor at Stockholm University in 1920-46, 1936-37 holder of the Elliot Norton professor at Harvard University in the USA. Theol. Honorary Doctor of Uppsala 1952 and a File. Honorary Doctor of Greifsvald 1956. Art historians, studied Swedish medieval art, with Gotland at the centre. In a series of basic works he has registered and dealt with its medieval building art, sculpture and glass painting. Bank breaker for the study of the iconography of the Middle Ages in our country. In 1912, together with Sigurd Curman, published the inventory work “Sveriges Kyrkor” Founded Konshistorical magazine 1932 and was its Row. to 1948. Chairman of the Executive Board of the Hallwylska Museum 1938-1952. Ellen Roosval f. von Hallwyl 1867-1952. g.m. Johnny Roosval. Studied painting in Berlin, including Lovis Corinth. Transferred to sculpture and for some time was a pupil of Carl Milles and studied in Paris. Performed in a rhythmically undulating style compositions of ornamental character and often with religious and mythological subjects. White.: Lepp, Hans. 1986.