GUNNAR ASPLUND, A pair of ceiling lights by Gärsnäs 1995-2002.

Patinated metal, white glass, marked with label. Diameter 65. Total height circa 95 cm.

Electrical function not tested. Wear.

Literature

Compare; Hakon Ahlberg & Gustav Holmdahl, (red.), Gunnar Asplund arkitekt: 1885-1940 : ritningar, skisser och fotografier, Byggförlaget, Stockholm, 1981[1943], s. 133.

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Originaly designed for the City Library of Stockholm, 1926-27. In reproduction by Gärsnäs between 1995-2002.

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Gunnar Asplund is considered one of the most significant and leading architects during the interwar period, both in Sweden and internationally. Asplund is seen as one of the foremost representatives of 1920s Nordic classicism, with the Skandia Theatre (1922) and the Stockholm Public Library (1928) as prominent examples. He was also one of the pioneers of functionalism, which he introduced in Sweden with the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930, where he was the chief architect.

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