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Greta Magnusson Grossman

(Sweden, 1906-1999)
Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 340 - 1 790 EUR
1 420 - 1 890 USD
Hammer price
38 000 SEK
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Greta Magnusson Grossman
(Sweden, 1906-1999)

a black lacquered 'G-33' (Grasshopper) floor light, Bergboms, Malmö Sweden 1950s.

Maker's mark within the shade. Height ca 124 cm.

Minor wear.

Provenance

Acquired by the vendor's parents in the mid 1950s.

Designer

Greta Magnusson-Grossman was a furniture designer and architect. She designed several design classics, including the iconic "Grasshopper" floor lamp.


Greta Magnusson-Grossman began her career as a carpentry apprentice at Kärnan's furniture manufacturing company in her hometown of Helsingborg. She was educated at "Tekniska skolan" in Stockholm, now called Konstfack. During the 1930s, she started her design company, Studio in Stockholm, where she designed interior details and furniture.


During the 1940s, Grossman moved to California, where she became successful as an architect and designer of furniture and lamps.

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