A sculpted Art Nouveau carved pine 'Stabbestol', Värmland, Sweden 1903.
Relief decoration of pine branches and bark, carved signature 19 G.F 03. Height 76.5 cm, width ca 51 cm, seat height ca 45 cm.
Dry cracks.
Provenance
Erik and Majsan Deijenberg acquired this chair directly from Gustaf Fjaestad in Arvika, Sweden.
The Deijenbergs were very interested in art and contemporary culture and the artists were often among the friends of the family.
Thence by descent.
More about Gustaf Fjaestad
Gustav Fjaestad was a pupil of Bruno Liljefors and Carl Larsson. He became renound for his depictions of Swedish winter landscapes, often with glistening icecrystals and bubbling water by ice's edge, sometimes lit up by the setting sun, sometimes in scales of grey, white and purple. He also designed templates for woven wallpapers, furniture, and wrought iron. He is represented in major Swedish museums as well as in Vienna and Chicago.
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