The surreal Easter egg of Stockholm

The surreal Easter egg of Stockholm

A playful sculpture by the Danish-Swedish artist Egon Moller-Nielsen, found in several sites around the city.

Egon Moller-Nielsen, born in 1915, was a Danish-Swedish architect and sculptor. He was known for his abstract sculptures in a surreal style which can be found in several Swedish sites. The sculpture 'Egg' or 'The Easter Egg', created by Moller-Nielsen in 1951, is one of his lekskulptur artwork. There are three examples of 'The Easter Egg': in Kungsparken, Göteborg; Fagerlidsparken, Stockholm; and Tessinparken, Stockholm. The sculpture is the second lekskulptur by Egon Moller-Nielsen.

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Written by Nik Frost

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