Egon Møller-Nielsen

Egøn Möller-Nielsen (9 May 1915 - 27 September 1959) was a Danish-Swedish architect and sculptor. He was known for his abstract sculptures in surreal style which are found in several Swedish sites. [1]

Sofa in stengöt (1957) at subwaystation T-Centralen (Stockholm), red and green line

Egøn Möller-Nielsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His parents were Niels Möller-Nielsen and Agnes Mary Gunnild Topshøj. He studied sculpture and architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 1934-1937. During the period 1937–38, he made extensive study trips: Sweden, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom.[2]

He worked at an architectural office at Helsinki in 1938-1939 and at Stockholm in 1939-1943. From 1957-1959, he taught sculpture at Konstfackskolan in Stockholm. He died during 1959 in Stockholm. [3]

See also

References
  1. Lene Olesen. "Egon Möller-Nielsen". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  2. Katrine Kalleklev. "Egon Möller-Nielsen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. Bengt M Holmquist. "Egon Möller-Nielsen". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.


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