Madonnan

by Lena Cronqvist

Artist Lena Cronqvist (Sverige, född 1938)

Alternate Title

The Madonna

Date1969

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsBildmått: 120 × 106 cm Ram: 122 × 108 × 3 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LinePurchase 1970

Countries

Sweden

Object NumberNM 6278

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkUsing herself as her model, Lena Cronqvist builds psychologically intense scenes that seem to pinpoint the most universal experiences even when based on her own personal life. She explores family roles, such as being a child, sibling, parent, or life partner. Cronqvist belongs to a generation of artists who began highlighting the female narrative perspective in art in the late 1960s. This was a time when the feminist movement declared that the personal is political. In “The Madonna”, we see a mother with her infant in her arms, struggling to make ends meet. The title refers to Christian cult images where baby Jesus, the centre of the world, is depicted in the arms of his earthly mother.
Selected exhibition history Ingens hundar: svensk konst genom hundra år (1998) Moderna Museet, Stockholm SPEKTAKULÄRA TIDER 60-talet ur Moderna Museets samling (den 26 december 2009 - den 27 februari 2011) Moderna Museet Malmö Motstånd/ MOMA möter Moderna 1960-2000 (2001) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm

Works by the artist