Greta Klemming's 1923 bronze Triton på delfin

In the waters of Centralbadsparken, a bronze triton moves with purpose as he guides a dolphin while holding a conch shell to his lips. This sculpture, created by Greta Klemming, was inaugurated in 1923. The work is situated in a pond where carp and goldfish swim below the statue.

The nearby Centralbad was constructed twenty years earlier by Greta Klemming's father, the architect Wilhelm Klemming. This building is considered one of his most important works and is composed throughout in the undulating forms of the Jugendstil style and the form ideals of plant romanticism.

Greta Klemming's Triton connects to this specific style. The bronze figure rides a dolphin and blows into a shell, echoing the wavy forms found in the nearby architecture. The sculpture stands as a permanent part of the park's landscape in Stockholm.

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