Siv Holme

Elisif "Siv" Ingeborg Muse Holme (27 June 1914 – 5 December 2001) was a Swedish painter and sculptor.

Personal life Holme was born in Uppsala county, Sweden, to parents Edward and Molin Holme. The pair eventually moved to Silly-Tillard after WWII, a small commune in northern France, where they had two children (Marya and Bjarne) and lived the remainder of their lives.

Career in Europe Holme worked in a variety of media including pen, ink, oils, gouache, charcoal, and was a practiced etcher and sculptor. Holme's painting and sculpture works exhibited widely across Sweden, having shown in Gävle, Uppsala, and Stockholm art galleries with special critical attention afforded to her portraiture. Swedish author Karin Bong notes how Holme received many beautiful praises for her art. Her portrait of the Hungarian author Mikas is painted with fine value perception and exquisite characteristics, it is an interesting and living person who looks at us from the canvas.

Holme collaborated with many international organizations, in demand for her hand-made medallions often finished with a layer of special patina. In 1996, UNESCO commissioned Holme to construct the organization's first-ever commemorative medal, a metallic token to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

IBM, similarly, commissioned Holme to produce a medal honoring the company's local employees after 10 years of service. The silver coins, struck by the Administration des Monnaies et Médailles, reflected her impressions of contemporary Paris on one side, and the world of high technology on the other.

Much of Holme's surviving works are now held by the National Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

Exhibitions Source:

Paris Salon d'Automne, since 1937 Salon des Independents, 1937 – 1939 Institut Tessin, 1946, solo exhibition, sponsored by Jean Cassou, Yvon Bizardel, and the Swedish Ambassador, Erik Boheman

New York Mortimer Brandt Gallery, 1945 Bonestell Gallery, 1946, solo exhibition Bertha Schaefer Gallery, 1947, 1948, solo exhibitions