No connection to server
247
1162819

Greta Magnusson Grossman

(Sweden, 1906-1999)
Estimate
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
2 220 - 2 660 EUR
2 340 - 2 810 USD
Hammer price
55 000 SEK
Purchasing info
Image rights

The artworks in this database are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without the permission of the rights holders. The artworks are reproduced in this database with a license from Bildupphovsrätt.

For condition report contact specialist
Camilla Behrer
Stockholm
Camilla Behrer
Head of Design/ Specialist Modern & Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)708 92 19 77
Greta Magnusson Grossman
(Sweden, 1906-1999)

a sofa, attributed to, for The Studio, Sweden 1930-40's.

Upholstered in a blue fabric, feet in elm, height 75 cm, length ca 225 cm.

Wear.

More information

Compare the Grossman sofa in the National Museum, Stockholm, inventory no: NMK 79/2015.

Designer

Greta Magnusson-Grossman was a furniture designer and architect. She designed several design classics, including the iconic "Grasshopper" floor lamp.


Greta Magnusson-Grossman began her career as a carpentry apprentice at Kärnan's furniture manufacturing company in her hometown of Helsingborg. She was educated at "Tekniska skolan" in Stockholm, now called Konstfack. During the 1930s, she started her design company, Studio in Stockholm, where she designed interior details and furniture.


During the 1940s, Grossman moved to California, where she became successful as an architect and designer of furniture and lamps.

Read more