Astri Bergman Taube Lithographs
1898-1980
Sculptor, draughtsman, designer, painter (watercolour)
1916 - The technical school (now Konstfack), Sigrid Blomberg's sculpture school, Wilhelmson's painting school.
1920 l'Académie de la Grand-Chaumière and Académie Colarossi, Paris. 1921-25 Art Academy, Stockholm
Some sculptures in a public environment - Selma Lagerlöf, Bjuv's library, Female figure with cross and torch, Eastern cemetery, Gothenburg, Liseberg applause, Clown sculpture "Charlie Rivel" and portrait of Evert Taube, Liseberg, Boy with lyre, North cemetery, Stockholm, Boy with fish , Falkenberg and Ulleråker hospitals, Uppsala and Elsa Borg, Vitabergsparken in Stockholm.
Ceiling decoration for the cinema Rio, now Folkoperan on Hornsgatan in Stockholm.
Exhibitions together with Evert Taube (selection) - Gummesons konsthall (1925) and Josefssons konsthall, Stockholm (1932), Ljungby konstförening (1954), Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, Stockholm (1971-72), God Konst (1972) and Nya Galleri Apella ( 1975) Gothenburg.
During the years 1974-1980, she held close to thirty solo exhibitions at, among others, Gröna Lund, Rottneros, Vetlanda Museum, Liseberg, Galleri Apella, Strängnäs, Falun and Stockholm, Trägårn in Gothenburg, Galleri Trekanten, Sigtuna and Eklund's art gallery in Umeå. She has also exhibited together with other artists, including Einar Nerman at Galleri KAP in Helsingborg in 1978.
Astri Bergman Taube's lithographs were shown at Galleri Pictor, Gothenburg in 1984 and 1991. In 2006, an exhibition was held at the Röhsska Museet in Gothenburg with sculptures, portraits, designed works and watercolours. In 2009 Galleri Pictor in Munka Ljungby held an exhibition of lithographs and watercolors.
She is represented by works at the Moderna Museet and Royal Palace. the coin cabinet in Stockholm, the Swedish state's portrait collection at Gripsholm Castle and the Kongelige Mønt- og medaillesamling in Copenhagen.
In 2008 came the book "Astri Bergman Taube - an artist's life"
written by Pia Schmidt de Graaf and with photos by Håkan Berg.
Warne Publishers, Sävedalen.