Ivar Arosenius
Gothenburg 1878 - 1909 Älvängen
The Emperor of Honoluli (Honoluli Kejsare), 1908
Titled "Honoluli Kejsare" lower left, signed and dated .IA08. lower right
Graphite and crayons on paper
18.5 x 17.5 cm
7 1/4 x 6 7/8 in
“His Highness of Honoluli
Emperor of Honoluli he sits on his throne,
Women with little palm-leafs, they cool his person,
And well-fed missionaries that swam out like rafts
Are served to his majesty from a big cauldron,
And wine from many a pretty bottle he merrily swallows down,
And in a greasy state of well-being he looks upon life
[...]”…