Nils Möllerberg | 1892 - 1954
Nils Hjalmar Möllerberg, born July 9, 1892 in Österslöv in Skåne, died July 4, 1954 in Österslöv, was a Swedish sculptor, draftsman and graphic artist. Content 1 Education and life 2 Selected public works 3 Photo gallery 4 Literature 4.1 Notes 5 External links Education and life Nils Möllerberg was the son of Carl Möllerberg, who was a fruit grower and photographer on the farm Tomarp outside Kristianstad in Skåne, where Nils settled again at the age of 56. He was apprenticed to older artists, including in Copenhagen from the age of 16. He lived in Paris between 1919 and 1928 and was influenced by, among others, Aristide Maillol and Auguste Rodin, which is especially evident in his nude girl figures. He was awarded the Ester Lindahl scholarship in 1923.
Nils Möllerberg was included together with Johan Johansson, Emil Johanson-Thor, Tora Vega Holmström and Ivar Johnsson in the southern Swedish modernist group the twelve, which was active between 1924 and 1934. Together with Bror Hjorth, he ran a sculpture school in Stockholm for a few years in the 1930s, where he was also part of the Color and Form group. He was married to visual artist Inga Möllerberg-Hellman (1898-1971), a member of the Academy of Fine Arts from 1931 and was named professor in 1953.
Youth (1920), limestone, Norrmalm district administration in Stockholm
Youth, bronze, Observatory Garden in Stockholm
Abundance (1923), Gävle museum, Rågsvedsskolan in Stockholm
The Boxer (1926), bronze, Marabou Park in Sundbyberg
Flora (1929), bronze, Stora Gatan/Slottsgatan in Västerås
Dexippos (1931), Viktor Rydberg's co-educational school, Djursholm
Flora (1931), bronze, Kvarngatan/Bruksgatan in Kävlinge, Tivoli Park in Kristianstad and Gothenburg Art Museum
Morning, bronze, Medborgarhuset in Eslöv
Galatea (1934), Pildammsparken in Malmö, Stadsparken in Borås
Pomona (1940), bronze, Djursholm, Stadsparken in Lund
Spring, Morning, Sandalbinders, Girl combing herself, Dance and Longing (1930-44), bronze, Moderna Museet in Stockholm
Ivar Lo-Johansson (1945), portrait bust in bronze, Ivar Lo park in Stockholm
Pehr Murén (1953), bronze, Södra Centralgatan/Södra Strandgatan in Gävle
Sigyn (set up in 1955), bronze, Skidvägen in Västertorp in Stockholm and in Lund
Female figure (installed 1954), bronze, Grönviksvägen/Strandbacken in Bromma in Stockholm
Joy of life (set up in 1961), bronze, St. Anna's alley, Åhus
Mother and child, bronze, Sköndalsvägen 124-126 in Sköndal in Stockholm, Gripsholmsparken in Nyköping
Girl with bucket, bronze, Ellagård in Täby municipality
Brother Hjorth, portrait bust in bronze, Tomelilla Art Museum
Möllerberg is represented at, among others, the National Museum and the Modern Museum in Stockholm.
