Ivar Arosenius Swedish, 1878-1909
Portrait of David Lundahl, 1901
watercolour and pencil on paper
21.5x19.5cm
signed with monogram and dated 1901 lower left
Provenance
The collection of Björn och Brita Petersson.
Literature
Illustrated Sandström, Sven, Ivar Arosenius, Albert Bonniers förlag, Stockholm, 1959, p.77.David Lundahl (1880-1909) was a violinist and painter who was close friends with Arosenius and part of a Bohemian circle living in Gothenburg during this period. Here he is sitting in Arosenius's studio enjoying a break, in front of a sketch of one of Arosenius's typically luxuriant nudes. An easel hovers over his head.