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The Museum of Sketches for Public Art (

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

''Skissernas museum - Arkiv för dekorativ konst'', also known in

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

as the ''Archive of Decorative Art'') is an art museum at

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion frescos,

sculpture 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 ...

and

relief Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces are bonded to a solid background of the same material. The term '' relief'' is from the Latin verb ''relevo'', to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that th ...

s. The museum contains about 25,000 items, including sketches and contest entries by leading 20th-century Swedish artists such as Isaac Grünewald, other Nordic artists and foreign artists such as Henry Moore,

Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera (; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the ...

and

Henri Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a drawing, draughtsman, printmaking, printmaker, and sculptur ...

. The museum was founded in 1934 by

Ragnar Josephson Ragnar Josephson (Stockholm 8 March 1891 - Lund 27 March 1966) was a Swedish art historian and writer. Josephson was professor of art history at Lund University 1929-1957 and founder of the Archive for Decorative Art there. He was director of ...

(1891–1966), professor of the History and Theory of Art at Lund University. Josephson, who wanted to collect material illuminating the creative process of the artist, wrote a book on the topic, ''Konstverkets födelse'' ("The Birth of the Work of Art", 1940), as well as many shorter studies. The collection opened to the public in 1941 in a building close to the Lund University Library. The original building was an old gymnastic hall; the architect

Hans Westman Hans Gustaf Westman (9 March 1905 – 17 November 1991) was a Sweden, Swedish architect Biography Westman was born in the parish of Hökhuvud in Stockholm County, Sweden. He was sent to board at Herlufsholm School in Næstved, Næstved, Denma ...

added a new section, and another addition, designed by Johan Celsing, was completed in 2005. The museum reopened in March 2005 after having been closed for construction work since 2001.

Gallery of the interior

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External links

Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art
in English, available in Swedish.

References

*Ellen H. Johnson, "Lund University's Archive for Decorative Art", ''Art Journal'' 20:2 (1960), pp. 96–97. {{authority control Lund University Art museums and galleries in Sweden University museums in Sweden Art museums established in 1941 1941 establishments in Sweden Museums in Skåne County Cartooning museums