Michael Schilkin
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A stoneware sculpture of a polar bear, Arabia, Finland 1945.
Light green/grey glaze, maker's stamps Schilkin Arabia and incised 45, length 36 cm, width ca 28 cm, height 27,5 cm.
Firing cracks, minor glaze chips around the base.
Designer
Michael Schilkin (1900-1962) was a Finnish sculptor and ceramicist born in Trubino, Russia. He moved to Finland in 1921 and studied at the Central School of Art. Eventually he was hired at the Arabia porcelain factory. He is mainly known for his stoneware and clay figurines depicting wild animals, but also created human figures and wall reliefs in public places with musty glazes in earth tones. The sculptures are powerful with a humorous tone.
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