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THE MAGAZINE EXPLORING A princely collection in Stockholm Overlooking a wooded estate in the heart of Stockholm on the shores of the Baltic, the Waldemarsudde Museum was designed as a temple of art by Prince Eugen of Sweden. In the first few pages of Kaputt, written in the Forties, Malaparte describes the narrator's long meeting with the Prince of Sweden. Dusk is falling slowly over Waldemarsudde, the majestic mansion where the son of Oscar II lives. Cool shadows creep over the wooded island of Djurgården, facing the salt waters of the Baltic around Stockholm, even dimming the contours of the lush gardens and Rodin's “Le Penseur” within them. We are in the middle of the Second World War and while the world is in turmoil, the narrator, who has seen his share of horrors, can take in a welcome breath of oxygen in this unspoiled environment. Prince Eugen had the Waldemarsudde built at the end of the 19th century under the supervision of Ferdinand Boberg, the architect of the Stockholm central post office and the Swedish pavilion in the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900. The Prince moved in during 1905, living there until his death in 1947. The following year, in accordance with his last wishes, the mansion was opened to the public as a museum, virtually without any changes. At the time, this donation of works of art by their former owner was unrivalled in the history of Sweden, and represented the largest collection in the kingdom after Stockholm's Nationalmuseum and Göteborg's Konstmuseum. The patron of several contemporary artists he knew well, and a great collector, Prince Eugen built up such a huge collection that his 130 GAZETTE DROUOT INTERNATIONAL I N° 19 house was no longer big enough, so he had a special gallery built in 1913 that he opened to the public from time to time. This contains major paintings by Richard Bergh, Eugen Jansson and Anders Zorn, a great specialist in women's portraits, notably present with one of Queen Sophia of Sweden. We also find Per Ekström, Georg Pauli, August Strindberg and Ernst Josephson, whose works include "Strömkarlen" (The Water Sprite) of 1884, probably his most famous painting, showing an Adonis-like violin player in the waves. Prince Eugen's collection represents the very source of Scandinavian art. Himself a tainted landscape painter, the Prince understood and appreciated his artist friends, whom he frequently supported by buying their works. As you go through the rooms you find several of the Prince's paintings, like the iconic "Det gamla slotted" (The Old Castle) and "Molnet" (The Cloud). His Symbolism-imbued work includes numerous pictures of mysterious Nordic forests. This magical atmosphere continues unabated in the elegant saloons with their sculptures by Carl Milles, a major figure in Sweden, whose works are also dotted around the gardens. In the saloons, from which you can see the calms waters of Stockholm, when the garden dims to blue in the evening, you fancy you can still see a slim, silkclad figure passing by: the old aristocrat who made such a success of his double life as patron and artist. Alexandre Crochet I Waldemarsudde, Prins Eugen väg 6, Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden www.waldemarsudde.com W
The Waldemarssude museum, in Stockholm. In the background, a mythological sculpture by Carl Milles. EXPLORING THE MAGAZINE N° 19 I GAZETTE DROUOT INTERNATIONAL HD 131 © Photo Åke E:son Lindman
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