Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-02-16 | Page 22 | Swedish Prince, Himself Artist, Discusses Art

Swedish Prince Himself Artist S Discusses Art ArtS S STOCKHOLM UP UP-An UP An artist arlist docs doc not nol need poverty crt or a Bohemian Bohemian Bo Ho- existence to develop his talent talent tal tal- tal- tal ent says Prince J Eugene sello of Sweden brother brothel of oC King Gustaf and himself one o of foremost landscape painters S Writing in itt a Gothen Gothenburg ur paper the tha ro royal artist recalls that thal there have Jm been ben ilia many n great real painters who have o not ot suffered from Lom material wants ahL while others who had to lo f I Ihl against J hard lp and anti indifference would have o been still bIG greater lel had th they y been freed from front economic difficulties The Tho prince says fl's that tha t. t ho Ito himself has had other obstacles to overcome overcome over over- come th the greatest o ot oC alt all hl his roya royal birth and public opinion as to what a Q prince should or Ole should not do From my point ot of view he says sas tho the work Is s Its own reward When hen henI I have ha finished A canvas and aull see sec I It hanging ln on tho the wall It interests m me less 58 titan than when I am am working orl on it It Above c all I want vant to be e treated like e a a. real painter I 1 have hH studied and worked hard My Ty Iy artistic ability nay may bo lie only onty JI ni mediocre but I am a a. prof craftsman not an amateur