Sepulchral Monument to the Artist’s Mother, Signe Tegner

This work, ceated by Rudolph Tegner in 1899, was created to serve as a monument to the artist’s mother and adorn her tomb.
Tegner was heavily inspired at a young age by the works of Michelangelo, and his influence is seen in this work in the unfinished roughness of the work, but took a contemporary freshness in his reinterpretation by playing on the classical style of graveyard monuments.
Rudolph Tegner (1873 – 1950) was a Danish sculptor linked to the Symbolist movement. In the early 20th century his work caused considerable controversy in Denmark.