Axel Ebbe

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Self portrait
Arbetets era in Malmö
Men som bryter sig ur klippan in Lund

Axel Emil Ebbe (born March 27, 1868 in Hököpinge , Vellinge municipality ; † September 28, 1941 ibid) was a Swedish sculptor and author.

Ebbe's parents were large farmers on their own Gränja estate, which had been part of the family for several generations. Ebbe studied painting with Fredrik Krebs and sculpture with the Norwegian-Danish artist Stephan Sinding . He traveled to Berlin , Vienna , Paris and London for studies . Axel Ebbe's works can be found in many public places in Skåne. In addition to his sculptural work, he dealt with illustrations and poetry in the local dialect.

Axel Ebbe was married three times. In his first marriage he was married to the sculptor Menga Schjelderup . His last marriage took place in 1917. His third wife Elna Anderson (* 1894), whom he himself called Lillemor (little mother), had three daughters with him.

Ebbe's grave is in the Hököpinge cemetery south of Malmö .

Sculptures (selection)

  • Mannen som bryter sig ur klippan (man who breaks through the rock), University Square , Lund
  • Solrosen (sunflower), Königspark, Malmö
  • Famntaget (hug), Smygehuk , his model was Birgit Holmquist, the grandmother of actress Uma Thurman
  • Sjöormen (sea serpent), Market Square, Trelleborg
  • Arbetets era (honor of work), Möllevångstorget, Malmö
  • Den heliga lågan (The Holy Flame), Karl-Johan-Platz, Trollhättan
  • Snapphanen ( Schnapphahn ), Heimatpark, Hässleholm

Fonts (selection)

  • Axel Ebbe: Rijm å rodevelske . Vellinge 1913.
  • Axel Ebbe: Biblisk historie . Gleerup, Lund 1949, ISBN 91-971142-5-1 .

Axel Ebbe art gallery

The art gallery designed by the architect Carl-Axel Stoltz was opened in Trelleborg in 1935 . The construction was financed by Trelleborg Stads Sparbank and Crown Prince Gustav Adolf and his wife Louise took part in the inauguration ceremony . Today the art gallery is administered by the Trelleborg Municipality .

literature

  • Algot Hägg: Axel Ebbe och hans konstverk: några biografiska data och en vägledning vid ett besök i Axel Ebbes konsthall . Trelleborg, 1936

Web links

Commons : Axel Ebbe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Article ( Memento from June 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) in Sydsvenskan about the statue in the port of Trelleborg
personal data
SURNAME Ebb, Axel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ebbe, Axel Emil (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish sculptor and author
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Hököpinge , Vellinge municipality
DATE OF DEATH September 28, 1941
Place of death Hököpinge , Vellinge municipality