Edward Hald
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a graal vase, Orrefors 1937, no. 67.
"Thick-walled". Decor of aquatic plants in blue against an apricot-coloured background with air bubbles, frosted surface, signed Orrefors 1937 Graal No 67 Edward Hald. Height 16.2 cm.
Provenance
Sold at auction in Gothenburg in the 1980s, thereafter acquired for the Andres Laszlo Jr. Collection.
More information
This early thick-walled graal has an exceptionally unique colouration, and the air bubbles make it even more unusual as a graal. A few of the early pieces from the first years were dipped in acid baths and, like this one, acquired a frosted surface.
Designer
Edward Hald was a Swedish visual and glass artist born in Stockholm. He studied at the business school in Leipzig, the Artists' Association School, and he also was a student of Henri Matisse in Paris. Hald's artistry in the 1910s exhibited a modernist spirit, inspired by the Fauvist Matisse. Hald designed decorations for various models and services for Rörstrand Porcelain Factory as well as for Karlskrona Porcelain Factory. Edward Hald contributed these works to the Home Exhibition in 1917 at Liljevalchs in Stockholm and was hired by Orrefors Glassworks the same year. Together with Simon Gate and glassmaker Knut Bergqvist, he experimented with overlay glass, resulting in Graal glass. The Graal technique was entirely new and revolutionary. Hald's designs for both engraved and Graal glass display Matisse-inspired elements, humor, and contemporary motifs.
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