Gunnar Nylund
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A stoneware floor vase, Rörstrand 1950-60's.
Dark blue and green "rabbit's fur" glaze, signed GN SWEDEN NV. Height 63 cm.
Minor firing cracks to base, minor metal marks.
Literature
Petter Eklund, "Gunnar Nylund - konstnär och industriformgivare", Historiska Media and Rörstrand's Museum 2017, compare the model illustrated p 86.
More information
The model in this large size was first shown in 1955. Two smaller versions was first shown in 1951.
Designer
Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997) was a Swedish ceramicist, designer and sculptor. Gunnar Nylund was active for periods at Bing & Grøndahl, for a few years had his own workshop, Saxbo stentøj, and worked at Nymølle ceramic factory in Denmark. For most of his working life he lived in Sweden and was employed at Rörstrand porcelain factory 1931-59 where he was also assigned the role of artistic director. He has become known for his many different animal sculptures in stoneware, but he also made lots of vases, bowls, lamp bases, etc., as well as tableware and other utensils. Nylund also designed glass for Strömbergshyttan.
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