Ivar Arosenius
Gothenburg 1878 - 1909 Älvängen
Ester Sahlin and Gunnar Bohman, 1897 (?)
Signed and dated IA -97 upper left
Graphite on paper
9 x 9.5 cm
3 1/2 x 3 3/4 in
Ester Sahlin (1881 - 1959) was an actress who started her career in Gothenburg. During the years 1901-1903, she and Ivar Arosenius had an intermittent but passionate relationship. Arosenius frequently depicted Sahlin during these years.
Gunnar Bohman (1882 - 1963) was also an actor who started out in Gothenburg, later becoming a composer and musician. He…