Ivar Johnsson, a pair of "Venus" cast iron urns, Näfveqvarns bruk, Swedish Grace.

A pair of "Venus" cast iron urns, Näfveqvarns bruk, Swedish Grace.

Relief decoration of a Venus figure and stylised plants with the text VENUS STIGER UR HAFVET (Venus rises from the sea). Height ca. 49 cm, width ca. 57.5 cm including handles, diameter ca. 51.5 cm.

Provenance

Holmsund Manor, Bomhus, Gävle.

Exhibitions

The model was first displayed at Hemutställningen (Home Exhibition) in 1917 at Liljevalchs in Stockholm and subsequently at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925, where the urns were placed outside the Swedish Pavilion.

Literature

Nils G. Wollin, “Nutida Svensk konstslöjd i bild”, Natur och Kultur, 1931, the model illustrated on p. 54.
Kurt Rindståhl, “Näfveqvarnsgods efter skulpturer av svenska konstnärer”, Näfveqvarns Bruk, Näfveqvarn, offprint from Gjuterisällskapets skriftserie 10, 2004, p. 3: In 1916, Näfveqvarns Bruk contacted Elsa Gullberg at the Swedish Arts and Crafts Society’s agency for assistance in enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the works’ production. Ivar Johnsson’s model, the Venus urn, “Venus Rising from the Sea”, was the first proposal to be approved by the aesthetic council.

More information

Designed in 1917.

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