Anna Petrus
Tietoa ostamisesta
Lisätietoja ja kuntoraportit
a Swedish Grace cast iron 'Blomlåda Nr 1' jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk, Sweden.
Length 85, width 28,5 cm, height 20 cm.
Rust.
Kirjallisuus
Marie Rehnberg, "Anna Petrus Skulptör och Industrikonstnär", Signum 2009, the the model depicted p 132.
Muut tiedot
This model was shown at the Paris World Fair in 1925. The jardinière is meant to be shown at terraces.
Suunnittelijat
Anna Petrus was a sculptor and designer at the beginning of the 20th Century. After her death, Anna Petrus' work was almost forgotten, but in recent years, it been rediscovered. And now, her sculptures are sought after-objects.
She was born Anna Petersson, the daughter of a medical professor and a countess, and took the surname when she studied at the Academy of Arts. She inherited a small fortune at age 11 when her mother died, which enabled her to educate in London and travel to Italy and France. Anna Petrus had her international breakthrough at the Paris World Fair in 1925, where she displayed pewter and cast iron objects in the Swedish Grace style. At the time, pewter was a material that was considered unfashionable, but its popularity increased with designers like Anna Petrus.
In 1924, she began collaborating with the newly established Firma Svenskt Tenn. The lion became a recurring motif in Anna Petrus' production as sculptures and decorations.