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