Anna Petrus
Tietoa ostamisesta
Lisätietoja ja kuntoraportit
a polished pewter inkstand, Herman Bergman, Stockholm 1932.
The cover with a sculptured lion, signed Anna Petrus, glass liners for ink and sand, the cover with maker's mark Stockholm F8. 16,3 x 10,8 cm, height ca 12 cm.
The glass liners with small chips.
Näyttelyt
The model was shown at the Paris World's Fair in 1925 and in New York 1927. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York bought the model to the museum collection.
Kirjallisuus
Erik Wettergren, "L'art Décoratif Moderne En Suède", see the model illustrated p 34.
Hedvig Hedqvist, Richard Jacboson, Jan von Gerber, "Modernt svenskt tenn", Atlantis 2004, see the model illustrated p 39.
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.