Eva and the tree of toys (Lillan under leksaksträdet), 1907

Ivar Arosenius life was changed when his daughter Eva, affectionally called Lillan, was born. The girl follows him everywhere and, whilst drawing, he follows her. The child became a recurring motif in many of his works. She is depicted while she sleeps, plays, eats, or is on journeys inside the home and out in the garden. In several of these works Arosenius…