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Michael Schilkin

(Finland, 1900-1962)
Estimate
60 000 - 70 000 EUR
688 000 - 803 000 SEK
62 800 - 73 300 USD
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Michael Schilkin
(Finland, 1900-1962)

A CERAMIC RELIEF.

Moose in the woods. Signed Schilkin Arabia. Stoneware including chamotte. Frame 280x170 cm.

Restored, the relief elements are attached to the board and framed.

Designer

Michael Schilkin (1900-1962) was a Finnish sculptor and ceramicist born in Trubino, Russia. He moved to Finland in 1921 and studied at the Central School of Art. Eventually he was hired at the Arabia porcelain factory. He is mainly known for his stoneware and clay figurines depicting wild animals, but also created human figures and wall reliefs in public places with musty glazes in earth tones. The sculptures are powerful with a humorous tone.

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