Ivar Arosenius Swedish, 1878-1909
Ester Sahlin and Gunnar Bohman, 1897 (?)
Graphite on paper
9 x 9.5 cm
3 1/2 x 3 3/4 in
3 1/2 x 3 3/4 in
Clase Fine Art
Ester Sahlin (1881 - 1959) was an actress who started her career in Gothenburg. During the years 1901-1903, she and Ivar Arosenius had an intermittent but passionate relationship. Arosenius frequently...
Ester Sahlin (1881 - 1959) was an actress who started her career in Gothenburg. During the years 1901-1903, she and Ivar Arosenius had an intermittent but passionate relationship. Arosenius frequently depicted Sahlin during these years.
Gunnar Bohman (1882 - 1963) was also an actor who started out in Gothenburg, later becoming a composer and musician. He was for some years part of Arosenius’s circle of friends. Sorg (cat no 10) was most probably a gift from Arosenius to Bohman.
The dating of the drawing is questionable as it would make Sahlin and Bohman sixteen and fifteen years old respectively.
Gunnar Bohman (1882 - 1963) was also an actor who started out in Gothenburg, later becoming a composer and musician. He was for some years part of Arosenius’s circle of friends. Sorg (cat no 10) was most probably a gift from Arosenius to Bohman.
The dating of the drawing is questionable as it would make Sahlin and Bohman sixteen and fifteen years old respectively.