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Solsangaren or The Sun Singer (bronze incarnation of the Greek god Apollo ) at Stromparterren, 1926 by Carl Milles , arrière-garde, Stockholm , Sweden .
Solsångaren (The Sunsinger) in Gamla stan (Strömparterren ).
Carl Milles was commissioned to create a memorial to Esaias Tegnér in 1919. Though the commission had only called for a bust of the poet, Milles was uninterested in a realistic depiction, wanting instead to illustrate the creative power of the man. The sculptor took his inspiration from two lines of a Tegnér poem: "To you I sing a song, to you, oh radiant sun." Carl Milles transformed Tegnér into a naked, beautiful youth who, standing on a high granite base facing the water, stretches his arms towards the sun and sings his celebration of the glowing orb.
Unveiled in 1925, the sculpture drew criticism for its design. The Sun Singer did not satisfy expectations of a decent memorial to Tegnér – some preferred to see him dressed. But in spite of these critical voices, the work received spontaneous, admiring applause at the unveiling from the large number of people gathered on the shore, on Norrbro bridge and on the quays below the Opera.
There is a copy of The Sunsinger at Allerton Park, Monticello, Illinois.
Solsangaren or The Sun Singer (bronze incarnation of the Greek god Apollo ) at Stromparterren, 1926 by Carl Milles , arrière-garde, Stockholm , Sweden .
Solsångaren (The Sunsinger) in Gamla stan (Strömparterren ).
Carl Milles was commissioned to create a memorial to Esaias Tegnér in 1919. Though the commission had only called for a bust of the poet, Milles was uninterested in a realistic depiction, wanting instead to illustrate the creative power of the man. The sculptor took his inspiration from two lines of a Tegnér poem: "To you I sing a song, to you, oh radiant sun." Carl Milles transformed Tegnér into a naked, beautiful youth who, standing on a high granite base facing the water, stretches his arms towards the sun and sings his celebration of the glowing orb.
Unveiled in 1925, the sculpture drew criticism for its design. The Sun Singer did not satisfy expectations of a decent memorial to Tegnér – some preferred to see him dressed. But in spite of these critical voices, the work received spontaneous, admiring applause at the unveiling from the large number of people gathered on the shore, on Norrbro bridge and on the quays below the Opera.
There is a copy of The Sunsinger at Allerton Park, Monticello, Illinois.