Johannes C. Bjerg (b. Ødis 1886, d. Copenhagen 1955)
“Pomona”. Standing nude with an apple in one hand, an apple branch in the other. Garland in her hair. Signed Johannes C. Bjerg, 4/3–46. Patinated bronze. H. 173 cm.
The sculpture is cast in four specimens, of which this is the only privately owned. The other versions in the collection of Brandts Museum for Kunst & Visuel Kultur in Odense and placed publicly in the cities of Skælskør, Denmark, and Reykjavik, Iceland, respectively.
Literature: Kresten Bjerg's catalogue of Johannes C. Bjerg's work at www.johannesbjerg.com. The sculpture ill. and mentioned in the section 'Statues'.
Exhibited (version): Den Frie Udstilling, Copenhagen, 1947, cat. no. 10. Exhibited (version): Den Frie Udstilling at Aarhus Raadhus, Aarhus, 1949. Exhibited (version): “Nordiske Kunstnere”, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 1949. Exhibited (version): Købestævnet in Fredericia, 1950. Exhibited (version): The Biennal of Sao Paolo, Brazil, 1954.
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Modern paintings & sculptures, 3 March 2015