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The Friends of the Nationalmuseum Eva Qviberg Chair Art Bulletin of Nationalmuseum Stockholm Volume 22 Art Bulletin of Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, © Stockholms Auktionsverk, Stockholm Graphic Design is published with generous support from (Fig. 5, p. 35) BIGG the Friends of the Nationalmuseum. © Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels (Fig. 2, p. 38) Layout Nationalmuseum collaborates with © Teylers Museum, Haarlem (Fig. 3, p. 39) Agneta Bervokk Svenska Dagbladet and Grand Hôtel Stockholm. © Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Shelfmark: We would also like to thank FCB Fältman & Riserva.S.81(int.2) (Fig. 2, p. 42) Translation and Language Editing Malmén. © Galerie Tarantino, Paris (Figs. 3–4, p. 43) Gabriella Berggren, Erika Milburn and © Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain Martin Naylor Cover Illustration (Figs. 3–4, pp. 46–47) Anne Vallayer (1744–1818), Portrait of a Violinist, © National Library of Sweden, Stockholm Publishing 1773. Oil on canvas, 116 x 96 cm. 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Digital image courtesy of Rikard Nordström the Gettys Open Content Program (Fig. 15, p. 178) Photo Credits © The Swedish Royal Court/Håkan Lind © Samlungen der Hamburger Kunsthalle, (Fig. 9, p. 188) Hamburg (Fig. 5, p. 15) © Eva-Lena Bergström (Figs. 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9, © Museum Bredius The Hague (Fig. 6, p. 16) pp. 191–192, 194–196, 198) © The National Museum of Art, Architecture and © Statens Museum for Kunst/National Gallery of Design, Oslo/Jacques Lathion (Fig. 2, p. 23) Denmark, Copenhagen, CC-PD (Fig. 2, p. 193) © Kalmar läns museum, Kalmar/Rolf Lind © The Nordic Museum, Stockholm/Karolina (Fig. 3, p. 27) Kristensson (Fig. 5, p. 195) Art Bulletin of Nationalmuseum Volume 22, 2015 the friends of the nationalmuseum The Friends of the Nationalmuseum Eva Qviberg Chair Fig. 1 Catarina Hällzon (b. 1976), Necklace, Grisfjälster (Pork Casing). Silver, pork casing, resin, L. 54 cm. Gift of the Friends of the Nationalmuseum, Bengt Julin Fund. Nationalmuseum, NMK 11/2015. 213 Art Bulletin of Nationalmuseum Volume 22, 2015 the friends of the nationalmuseum The years when the Nationalmuseum building is being reno- As in previous years, Bengt Julin’s Fund has helped fund several vated are special to the Friends. Many of us cannot wait for the acquisitions for the Nationalmuseum’s collection of design and project to be finished, so we can once again visit the Museum to decorative arts. Among these are the necklace Grisfjälster (Pork enjoy its remarkable collections. Nevertheless, this period offers Casing) by Catarina Hällzon (Fig. 1), which, as the name implies, the potential to try new roads, since objects are being lent to mu- is made of pork casing. The Fund has also contributed to the pur- seums both in Sweden and other countries. As part of our sup- chase of the vase Stone, made of whitened silver by Yoki Ferdinand- port to the Nationalmuseum, and to bring more knowledge to sen. Ida-Lovisa Rudolfsson was the 2014 recipient of the Young our members, we have the ambition of accompanying the Natio- Applied Artists Scholarship, and in 2015 her textile Det var något med nalmuseum’s art objects on their international visits. Therefore, himlen (There was something about the sky) could be bought by a group of members went to the Netherlands in March. We have the Museum. In the category of unusual materials, we find Thread also organised trips on various themes to the UK, Italy and Cali- Wrapping Machine Chair 060115 by Anton Alvarez, a chair made of fornia, USA. pieces of wood and plastic tubes, thread and glue. Also the shoul- Our rich calendar of events last year included many study der bag Louis no. 1 by Aia Jüde, made of plaited birch bark, orga- tours where our members could learn about a wide range of sub- nically tanned leather, wood embossed with 23 carat gold and ink. jects. One of the highlights was a visit to Herman Bergman’s art In line with the Nationalmuseum’s design focus, the Friends foundry, where we received a very enlightening presentation of of the Nationalmuseum last year formed a design committee and how the art objects are made, from start to finish. Fortunately, started a design fund, to which we have already gratefully received this tour coincided with the exhibition on the sculptor Rodin. a donation. Moreover, we have offered a variety of guided tours, including For several years now, the Friends invites applications from staff the Swedish Academy, the Tändstickspalatset, the exhibitions at the Nationalmuseum for research and travel grants. Last year, Hertha Hillfon at Liljevalchs Konsthall, Louise Bourgeois at Moder- the total awarded grants amounted to SEK 97 200. Thanks to ca- na Museet, and Prince Eugen’s 150th Anniversary: Facets of a Life at reful management of the Friends of the Nationalmuseum’s funds Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde. All with the aim of stimulating and foundations, amounting to SEK 115 100 000 on 31 December, and enhancing our members’ knowledge in the arts. 2015, the Friends could donate a total of nearly SEK five millions to In 2015, the Friends of the Nationalmuseum also celebrated the Nationalmuseum. At the end of the year, the Friends had 4 070 Queen Hedvig Eleonora (1636–1715), an avid patron of the arts members. The annual general meeting in May 2015 was held in the who commissioned the building and refurbishing of several royal Rikssalen in the presence of their Majesties the King and Queen, palaces and castles, and has been an inspiration to many. We visi- and we are deeply grateful for the generosity we have been shown ted Hedvig Eleonora church, the Drottningholm Palace Park with during the refurbishment of the building on Blasieholmen. Museum de Vries, and Gripsholm Castle, to share her life work The board would like to thank the staff at the Nationalmu- with our members. seum warmly for generously sharing their expertise with our For more than a century, the Friends have contributed members. We also wish to thank our volunteers for their valuable towards a large number of acquisitions for the Nationalmuseum help, which is deeply appreciated by the Nationalmuseum and its collection. Without our funding, the collection would probably Friends. not have been as extensive, or the Museum in a position to buy se- veral of its masterpieces. In the past year, the Friends of the Natio- nalmuseum has helped fund the purchase of a number of objects. Our contribution came from donations made by members, and dividends on the Friends’ funds and foundations. Acting on the initiative of members Ernst and Carl Hirsch, the Museum bought Carl Hörvik’s unique furniture suite that was shown at the Paris International Exhibition of 1925. The Hirsch Family and the Friends each contributed half of the sum required (see article on p. 57). The Friends also had the pleasure of purchasing a study by Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert. This study was made for his monu- mental painting, Amor Triumphant Amongst the Emblems of Art, Science and War, which was already in the Museum’s collection (see article on p. 11). Art Bulletin of Nationalmuseum Volume 22, 2015 214.