Carolina Benedicks-Bruce

Carolina Benedicks-Bruce
Carolina Benedicks-Bruce with L'obsédé
Born	Carolina Maria Benedicks (1856-10-28)28 October 1856 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	16 February 1935(1935-02-16) (aged 78) Visby, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Known for	Brucebo
Notable work	The wounded bather
Spouse	William Blair Bruce
Awards	Mention Honorable, le Salon, Paris 1893
Website	brucebo.se

Carolina Maria Benedicks-Bruce (28 October 1856 – 16 February 1935) was a Swedish sculptor. After studies at the Academy of Arts in Sweden she went to France, at first to study and later to live and work at the artists' colony in Grez-sur-Loing where she met her husband William Blair Bruce. With him she returned to Sweden and together they created the artists estate Brucebo on Gotland, which was later established as a nature reserve. She also worked actively with the preservation of heritage buildings, women's right to vote and establishing the Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization.