Liss Eriksson (31 August 1919 – 19 July 2000) was a Swedish sculptor.
Life
The son of the sculptor Christian Eriksson (1858–1935), Liss Eriksson grew up on Maria Prästgårdsgatan on Södermalm in southern-central
Stockholm. Following his studies at the College of Fine Arts for Nils Sjögren and
Eric Grate in 1939–1944, Liss participated in the pioneering exhibition
Ung Konst in 1947, before spending five years in Paris together with his wife, the artist Britta Reich-Eriksson, to study for
Jean Osouf and
Henri Laurens. He returned to Stockholm in 1951, in 1975 succeeding the studio of his father previously used by (1899–1970). During his last years, he was working on a
retable for the church
Katarina Church, near his home.
List of works
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Pojke som tittar på månen ("Boy Looking at the Moon"), Stockholm, 1967
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La Mano, (), Stockholm, 1977
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Paret, 1976, Stockholm
[ Art in Uppsala]
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Huset ("The House"), Lund
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Korsgestalten och Den uppståndne ("The Crucified and the Risen"), Strömstad
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Ögat ("The Eye"), Norrtälje
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La Pucelle (), 1950, Lidingö
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Stående kvinna ("Standing Woman")
[ artnet]
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Mor och barn ("Mother and child")
[ artnet]
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Ciss III – porträtthuvud ("Ciss III – Portrait")
[ artnet]
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Faster ("Aunt"), Västertorp
[ City of Stockholm]
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FN-monumentet ("The UN Monument"), Djurgården
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Den dövstumme negern ("The Deaf-mute Negro")
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Källan ("The Source"), Stockholm
[ A P Sten]
