Exhibitions 2009

Helmer Osslund
September 20, 2008 - February 8, 2009
Helmer Osslund favoured landscapes that sparkled with autumn colours and with displays of the northern lights. He lived 1866-1938, studied in Paris and transformed his impressions into paintings in Sweden. Osslund also worked as a potterer at the well-known Swedish potteries Gustavsberg and Höganäs, and a selection of his art nouveau-inspired vases and bowls will be featured in the exhibition.

Hans Krondahl, textile Works
February 7 - April 19
Hans Krondahl (born 1929) is one of the pioneers of Swedish fabric art. His output includes both free fabric art and textile design. The show includes a selection of colourful woven tapestries and applications for public spaces, sacred pieces, exciting examples of pattern design for the textile industry and fashion work.

Spefåglar Foto: Fredrik Henning
Carl Larsson
February 28 - May 31

Carl Larsson (1853-1919) is Sweden's best-known artist, and his become something of a national symbol. His art is multifaceted, ranging from simple caricature to luminous plein air painting. However, he is best known for his images of family life at rural Sundborn. The exhibition includes some 100 works, including several from Prince Eugen's personal collection, and will show a rich selection of paintings, watercolours and sketches from his time in Grez, France, and at Sundborn.

Självporträtt  Foto: Lars Edelholm
Two Princes behind the cameras
May 9 - September 13

"A Glimpse of Paradise", photographs by HRH Prince Carl Philip from the Botanical Gardens in Uppsala. The photographs were shot during the Linnæus Tercentenary in 2007. "Photographs by Prince Eugen", features images from Waldemarsudde and other locations.
White, White, White
May 9 - September 13

The colour white can be perceived as the ultimate combination of all the colours of the spectrum, as a symbol of serene innocence. The exhibition presents the colour white in floral decorations, craft objects and pictorial art and features works by, amongst others, David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (1628-1698), Eva Hild (born in 1966) and Mia E. Göransson (born 1961)
Prince Eugen´s Art Gallery 1939
June 16 - August 16
Prince Eugen was an artist, arts policymaker, patron and collector. At the time of his death in 1947, his collection numbered 2,078 works. In summer 2009, the Museum will mount a themed exhibition of works from his collection centring on the year 1939. At the time, several paintings by De Unga were in the Gallery, including work by Leander Engström and Isaac Grünewald. The show will also include work by Richard Bergh, Eugène Jansson, Oscar Björck and Prince Eugen himself.
Vera Nilsson, Det första steget, 1923. Foto: Per Myrehed
For information on previous exhibitions,
please contact Anna Meister: 08 - 545 837 09.