"She was sometimes seen in premiere photographs, or photographed at home next to her famous husband, where she always looks mildly protective, as if she was the foundation and pillar of the family. In one of these pictures, one is struck by an interesting image composition: Greta looks at Gösta with a tender, motherly gaze, while he turns away so that his profile is visible; he is the beautiful Gösta, the object of our gaze, the one who allows himself to be viewed. She has put one hand on his shoulder and is standing so that she appears to be a little taller than him. She has put the other hand in her pocket, a typically masculine pose. Greta seems to occupy the active male role, the one who does and sees, while he, Gösta, just like the women in the portraits throughout art history, has the passive role of being the one who’s being looked at.” - Dandyn i drömfabriken: Hasse Ekman by Mikaela Kindblom
