Nils Dardel - Artist Info

About Nils Dardel

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    Nils Dardel and Thora Klinkowström married in Paris in 1921 and the following year their daughter Ingrid was born. Nils met paternity with great pride and happiness. Erik Naslund describes his feelings in his book about the artist: "Nils was overjoyed at her daughter's arrival. He was very fond of children and was drawn to what was innocent, pure and unspoiled. He thus had an unusual understanding of children's psyches and they were drawn to him like flies to a sugar cube. He participated with enthusiasm in the practical management of Ingrid, who certainly was a kind and easy-fired children. He would very soon begin PORTRAY their child. (...) In the watercolor "Daughter" in 1923, he stands astri...

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