Ivar Arosenius
Gothenburg 1878 - 1909 Älvängen
Sorrow (Sorg), 1902
Signed I. Arosenius upper left, titled "SORG" upper right and dated ANNO 1902 lower left
Indian ink and watercolour on paper
11.4 x 14.2 cm
4 1/2 x 5 5/8 in
The artist's inscription "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE" translates as "Evil unto him that thinks evil of it". The motto features on the Arms of the Order of the Garter, which was founded by Edward III of England in 1348.
Arosenius no doubt thought this was a fitting motto for the prescription of alcoholic beverages as a medicine for his haemophilia.