Prince Eugen - The Painting Prince (1865-1947)


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Svensk Damtidning has an article about the garden of Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde, in their serie of royal gardens.

Prince Eugen loved nature and on his walks on Djurgården he collected flowers to his herbarium. In 1899 he bought the land and asked his good friend, a well-known architect Ferdinand Boberg, to design a beautiful home for him. Prince Eugen moved to the house in 1905 and lived there until his death on 17th August 1947. The prince held his famous parties at his castle decorated with beautiful furniture. He was a great aesthete and wanted to have everything beautiful around him. The garden has become a trade mark for Waldemarsudde and every day flowers are taken from the garden to the rooms at the castle. Eugen liked most about blue, white, yellow and pink and preferred flowers which were oldfashioned at the time.
Prince Eugen bought all sculptures to the garden of Waldemarsudde. The famous grecian Nike from Samothrake, which is a copy from Louvre, was put there already in 1905 when the castle was built. There is also a replica of Auguste Rodin's Tänkaren at the castle terrace and Carl Milles Örnar at the old main entrance. To the north of the castle is Herakles by Antoine Bourdelle and by the sea Carl Milles Triton as a fountain.
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A selection of Prince Eugen's paintings, at the website of Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde.
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Thank you for those links, I'd never really heard of him before, but his paintings are evocative and beautiful. He certainly seems an interesting character as well.

I can find information that he created some jewellery, mostly in silver, but not anything about him giving it to someone.
 
Prince Eugen gave the Bernadotte Cameo Parure to Princess Sibylla as a wedding gift when she married Prince Gustaf Adolf in 1932.
 
Thank goodness the Cameo Parure then stayed in the family!
 
That the Cameo Parure is still with the Royal family is indeed owed to a few strokes of luck. Queen Josefina left it, together with most of the jewels that she hadn't given to Princess Louise when she married Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, to her daughter Eugenie who to her family's horror started selling of her possessions to fund her charities. Things apparently got so serious that her brother King Oscar II intervened and asked her to leave something for the family. She agreed and ended up leaving the Cameo Parure to her favourite nephew Prince Eugen. He, who never married, apparently realised the historical significance of the parure and loaned it to his niece, Crown Princess Margareta, to whom he'd probably have willed it had she not passed away. Instead he ended up gifting it as a wedding present to her daughter-in-law and thereby ensuring that it stayed in the possession of the Royal family.
 
A warm welcome to the book release by:
Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde – Ett allkonstverk (Prins Eugen’s Waldemarsudde – A Total Artwork)
Tuesday, November 5, at 1 p.m. 18:00

The book's authors, museum director Karin Sidén and the museum's librarian and archivist Anna Meister give a short lecture on the Waldemarsudde artwork as well as together with photographer Yanan Li and publisher Marie Arvinius tell about the creation of the beautiful book "Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde – Ett allkonstverk."
On Eugen's Day, November 5, 2019, the book Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde – Ett allkonstverk, is published, which is a presentation of the animated place Waldemarsudde in its entire colorful spectrum. The publication is the first to be published about Waldemarsudde in both Swedish and English. With a bearing image material, the place Waldemarsudde is depicted over time and throughout all seasons, as well as the extensive business conducted here today. Fourteen knowledgeable chapters describe Waldemarsuda's exciting history, present, philosophy and prospects!
“Our new publication on the art work of Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde provides a unique opportunity for the reader to experience, in pictures and words, one of Sweden's most popular art museums and visitor destinations. Waldemarsedde's special mood and character are captured in the book in a suggestive and innovative way by photographer Yanan Li, who has been inspired by the site for several years. Our hope is that the magnificent book will contribute to a deeper knowledge of Waldemarsudde and attract more and new visits to Sweden's most beautiful art museum", says Karin Sidén, superintendent and museum director at Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde.
The book is published in collaboration with Prins Eugen’s Waldemarsudde and with the support of the following generous benefactors; HM the King, Föreningen Waldemarsuddes Vänner ( The Friends of Waldemarsudde Association), The Märta Christina and Magnus Vahlquist Foundation, Konung Gustaf VI Adolfs fond för svensk kultur (The King Gustaf VI Adolf Fund for Swedish Culture) and The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation.
Waldemarsudde utkommer med en ny, praktfull bok_ Prins Eugens... - Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde

Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing – Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde – Ett Allkonstverk
Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing – Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde – A Total Artwork
 
Paintings of prince Eugen are displayed at "Arcadia – A Paradise Lost", on display on the upper floor of Nationalmuseum from 17 September until 17 January 2021"

This autumn's exhibition at Nationalmuseum opens on 17 September and features French and Italian art from primarily the 17th century but also French and Nordic art until the turn of the 20th century. The exhibition shows how people's view of nature has changed through the ages and also addresses the many classical stories conveyed in the paintings. Artists on display include Claude Lorrain, Nicolas Poussin and Salvator Rosa and, from more contemporary times, Prince Eugen, Anna Boberg and Otto Hesselbom.
The more idea-based discussions surrounding the human image of nature are deepened in a few smaller rooms in the exhibition by a collaboration with Färgfabriken. At this point the exhibition leaves Arcadia to explore the industrialised society’s relationship with nature on the theme of hinterland. A number of pieces from Nationalmuseum’s collections by artists such as Prince Eugen, Axel Sjöberg and Anna Boberg are discussed and displayed based on contemporary discussions on natural resources, urbanisation and climate issues.
Press and Media _ Nationalmuseum
 
Video of the funeral of prince Eugen. His ashes were buried on his Waldemarsudde.
 
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Interesting that his funeral took place at the Chapel at Skogskyrkogården Cemetry, and not at Storkyrkan Cathedral or the Chapel at the Royal Palace. He had indeed a strong and interesting personality.
 
Kingen said:
Interesting that his funeral took place at the Chapel at Skogskyrkogården Cemetry, and not at Storkyrkan Cathedral or the Chapel at the Royal Palace. He had indeed a strong and interesting personality.
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Prince Eugen was the first Swedish royal to be cremated, and cremations were done at Skogskyrkogården, so that could be a reason. One other reason could be that he liked the place, he had been there in the inauguration of the Skogskrematoriet, and it's a lovely place when it comes to architecture, and decorations in and out, done by artists he knew, so my guess is that it was a place that was meaningful to him.
There's a photo of prince Eugen and the future king Gustaf (VI) Adolf at the inauguration here: https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skogskrematoriet
 
CyrilVladisla said:
Who did Prince Eugen leave his paintings to?
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Prince Eugen’s will left Waldemarsudde and his collection to the Swedish state in 1947. Administration was handed over to the City of Stockholm. A special board was appointed to take charge of the care and operation of the property. In 1995, the state took over the property’s administration. Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde is from 1 July 2017 an independent foundation with government grants. The board and director of the Museum run it pursuant to Prince Eugen’s will.

Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde has updated its website, it was opened on 27th January.
Home - Waldemarsudde

At the website about the art collection
At the time of Prince Eugen’s death in 1947, the collection included some 3,200 works by the prince himself, and some 3,500 works by almost 450 other artists. This made it one of the largest privately owned collections in Sweden. Since then, only a few works have been added to the collection. The additions have come in the form of gifts, such as the August Strindberg works that were donated to the museum in 1979, and through purchases to complement artists already represented, such as paintings by Peder Severin Krøyer and Mina Carlson-Bredberg that were added to the collection in the 1970s. The latest major donation came in 2016, when 7 paintings and 3 lithographs by Swedish painter Olle Olsson Hagalund, was donated to the museum.
Prince Eugen’s Art Collection - Waldemarsudde
 
The Waldemarsudde Flowerpot, is a Swedish design classic, designed by Prince Eugen in 1915 and has become one of Sweden's most beloved gift items.
The Waldemarsudde flowerpot

Press breakfast before the launch of the Waldemarsudde Flowerpot in Glass
Wednesday, April 19 at 9.30
at Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, Prins Eugens väg 6, Djurgården
Now the classic Waldemarsudde Flowerpot is being launched for the first time in a new material – glass. The new pot is manufactured in collaboration with Reijmyre Glasbruk and will be available in three colors: clear, steel blue and green.
At the press breakfast, e.g. the history of the pot, the idea behind the new version of the pot and the production at Reijmyre Glasbruk will be presented.
Inbjudan_ Pressfrukost inför lansering av Waldemarsuddekrukan Glas _ Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
 
New biography depicts everyday life in the service of Prince Eugen - a story in time and space

Irma Samuelsson was 17 years old when she was employed as an assistant cook for Prince Eugen in 1931. In the biography "I tjänst hos prins Eugen" (In the service of Prince Eugen), authors Tulla Grünberger and Inga Malmqvist have collected Irma's letters and diaries. Irma's story is a lovely and engaging story, with her observant eye she gives life to the time and the story she has to tell. Filled with food culture, zest for life and faith in the future - with work from early morning to late evening.
— Irma's diaries and letters tell of a different time. We not only get to share the food, everyday life and all the festivities at the prince's place, but also follow the love story between Irma and Arendt. Irma also ensures that Ernst Malmqvist's story is told, as the prince's porter and helping hand, says Tulla Grünberger.
Ny biografi skildrar vardagen i tjänst hos prins Eugen - en berättelse i tid och rum _ Bokförlaget Langenskiöld
 
I really want to read that. Not sure it will ever be translated into English though.
 
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