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Och si det var allt ganska gott
Och si det var allt ganska gott
Ivar Arosenius
Och si det var allt ganska gott (And yes it was pretty good), 1903
Watercolour and gouache on paper
20.8 x 14.3 cm
8 1/4 x 5 5/8 in
8 1/4 x 5 5/8 in
During his short life, Ivar Arosenius created a large number of fantastic and fabulous works inspired by folk beliefs and legends. He collaborated with several magazines, illustrated children’s fairy tales...
During his short life, Ivar Arosenius created a large number of fantastic and fabulous works inspired by folk beliefs and legends. He collaborated with several magazines, illustrated children’s fairy tales and became popular especially thanks to the children’s book, “The Cat’s Journey”, which he wrote for his daughter Lillan. This small book, illustrated by the author, is a classical example of Swedish children’s literature.
In 1905, Ivar received positive reviews at the Salon of Independent in Paris, and in the fall of that year his first solo exhibition was successfully held in Stockholm.
In 1905, Ivar received positive reviews at the Salon of Independent in Paris, and in the fall of that year his first solo exhibition was successfully held in Stockholm.
Provenance
Eva Arosenius;
By inheritance to the previous owners until 2020
Exhibitions
Ivar Arosenius minnesutställning, Göteborgs Konstmuseum 1926, katalognr 98Ivar Arosenius minnesutställning, Göteborgs Konstmuseum 1958, katalognr. 35
Arosenius, Akvarellmuseet, Tjörn 2005
Ivar Arosenius, Göteborgs Konstmuseum 2010
Ivar Arosenius, Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, Stockholm 2010
Literature
Ivar Arosenius, Sven Sandström, 1959, ill p. 96Arosenius, Nationalmuseum 1978, ill.p. 62
Björn Fredlund: Ivar Arosenius, Stockholm 2009, illustrated and documented, p. 85