Johan (John) Anders Lundqvist (2 October 1882 – 2 June 1972) was a Swedish

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

Life and works

John Lundqvist first studied at ''Tekniska Skolan'' (today '' Konstfack'') and was thereafter assistant to Christian Eriksson between 1907-1313. In 1913, he studied at Académie Colarossi in

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where

Auguste Rodin François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a uniqu ...

made an impression on him. In the years 1919-1927, he lived in Paris. He advanced his education in

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and

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. His works were characterized by a deeply religious way of life. His inspiration is collected from French sculptor Auguste Rodin and gothic sculptures, but there are also clear similarities to

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. John Lundqvist mainly devoted himself to church decorations, such as '' Uppståndelsemonumentet'' by Heliga Korsets kapell at

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. Lundqvist have also made the crucifix's gilded

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figure. Other famous works include ''Uppståndelsen'' (at

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) and ''Orfeus'', pilot studies of ''Uppståndelsemonumentet'', the crucifix at the Swedish church in Paris (1926), Job, ''Två människorI'' (1923), and the fountain composition ''Forskarlen'' (1933, for

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). John Lundqvist is represented at, among other,

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, National Museum of Fine Arts, and

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art museum. His work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the

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Gallery

File:John Lundqvist Skogskyrkogården.jpg, '' Uppståndelsemonumentet'' at

File:John Lundkvist Junebäcksmonumentet 01.JPG, ''Junebäcksmonumentet'' in

Jönköping Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland. The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipali ...

File:John Lundqvist Astrad och Götrad.JPG, ''Astrad och Götrad'' in

Ljungby Ljungby () is the central locality of Ljungby Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden, with 15,785 inhabitants in 2015. Ljungby was instituted in 1829 as a ''köping'', or ''market town'', and did not become a municipality of its own when the fir ...

File:John Lundqvist skulptur järnvägsparken Ljungby.JPG, ''Ungdom'' in

File:Boforsmonumentet del 4.JPG, Part of ''Boforsmonumentet'' in

Karlskoga Karlskoga () is a locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. Located within Örebro County, 45 km (28 mi) west of Örebro, and 10 km (6 mi) north of Degerfors. With a 2020 population of 27,386 distributed over 10.55 square miles (27. ...

File:Järnarbetaren John Lundqvist.JPG, ''Järnarbetaren'' in

File:John Lundqvist de la Gardiebrunnen 01.JPG, Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, part of ''De la Gardiebrunnen'' in

Lidköping Lidköping () is a locality and the seat of Lidköping Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 40 000 inhabitants in 2021. It is situated on the southern shore of Lake Vänern and sometimes refers to itself as "Lidköpin ...

File:John Lundqvist De la Gardiebrunnen 02.JPG, Part of ''De la Gardiebrunnen'' in

File:Yngve Larsson bust front.jpg, ''Yngve'' ''Larsson'' in

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File:John Lundqvist, Yngling.jpg, Detailed studie of '' Uppståndelsemonumentet''

References

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