Bellmanstatyn, Bronze sculpture in Hasselbacken, Stockholm, Sweden

The Bellmanstatyn is a sculpture of Carl Michael Bellman made by Alfred Nyström in 1872, cast in bronzed zinc. It shows Bellman seated with his lute on a tall granite pedestal. The original stands at Hasselbacken on Södra Djurgården, next to the Bellman oak, and a copy is at Kräftriket overlooking Brunnsviken.

Alfred Nyström received the commission in 1870 and created the sculpture in bronzed zinc; it was unveiled in 1872 at Hasselbacken. August Strindberg sat as the model for the seated Bellman. Nyström, called Albert in Strindberg's novel The Son of a Servant, saw his debut work nearly displaced by the felling of the nearby Bellman oak, but the tree was saved and now stands beside the statue.

The seated figure holds a lute, an attribute of Carl Michael Bellman, the 18th-century poet and songwriter whose songs remain part of Swedish song tradition. The statue stands beside the Bellman oak, a tree linked to his name that was nearly felled to make room for the monument.

The original stands at Hasselbacken on Södra Djurgården, beside the Bellman oak; a copy is at Kräftriket by Brunnsviken. Both are outdoors and viewable at any time. The granite pedestal raises the seated figure above eye level, so step back to see the lute and posture.

The sculpture was initially crafted from galvanized zinc rather than solid bronze, revealing Nyström's experimental approach to his debut major public project. This material choice was unconventional for its time and drew attention from art critics.