Josef Frank
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a watercolour of an English cityscape, unsigned.
Ca 34 x 50 cm.
"I started painting at the age of 68," says Professor Josef Frank with a self-ironic smile, "preferably in Southern France where one can sit outside in the sun, but 68 was too late, far too late. The technique is lacking, but it is fun" (Josef Frank in an interview in 1956)
Provenance
Hildur Hansson collection, Bukowskis Modern Art & Design, auction 644, autumn 2022, catalogue no 369.
More information
Hildur Hansson (1912-1999) was born in Hishult in Skåne and eventually married Erik Hansson (b. 1906). When her husband died during the Winter War in Finland in 1939-1940, Hildur was left alone with their son Ingemar. The family lived in Östermalm in Stockholm. Ingemar was the only child of Hildur and Erik.
Hildur Hansson and Estrid Ericson (1894-1981) became good friends early on, and it was natural for Hildur to start collecting items from Svenskt Tenn. This interest was maintained over the years, and new pieces were added to the carefully furnished home, often including somewhat unusual pewter objects and furniture from Svenskt Tenn. Ingemar also eventually continued to furnish his home in Skåne with items from Svenskt Tenn.
Artist
Josef Frank was born in Austria and studied architecture in Vienna. As an architect, he worked with private home areas, villas and apartment buildings. In 1925 he started his own interior design firm Haus und Garten together with two architect colleagues. In connection with the advance of the Nazis, he emigrated to Sweden and was employed in 1934 at Svenskt Tenn. After the outbreak of World War II, Josef Frank, who came from a Jewish family, was forced into exile in New York. At Svenskt Tenn, he made an impact on the product range for four decades; especially when it comes to furniture and fabric prints.
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