Lisa Larson
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a unique stoneware sculpture, Gustavsberg, probably 1950s.
A female figure, partly glazed, signed LISA L. Height 20 cm.
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Lisa Larson started at Gustavsberg in 1954. The idea was that she would stay for a year with the mission to create ‘best sellers’. It all became 26 years of great sales success and her many charming ceramic figures has become some of the most beloved ones by the people in Sweden aswell as in Japan. She left the factory in 1980 and founded Keramikstudion in 1992 together with her colleagues Franco Nicolosi and Siv Solin. In the harbor of Gustavsberg, the beloved figures are still produced today, in the place where it all began nearly 70 years ago.
This early and unique stoneware figure was produced in Lisa Larsons’s first years at Gustavsberg studio. Similar figures were, for example, exhibited at 'Formes Scandinaves' in Paris 1958-59.
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Lisa Larson was a Swedish ceramicist and designer, born in 1931 in Härlunda. She is primarily known for her work with ceramic figures and sculptures, especially during her time at Gustavsbergs Porslinsfabrik (1954 to 1980) where she collaborated with Stig Lindberg. After Gustavsberg, she worked for Duka, Höganäs, Rosenthal, Rörstrand, and finally from 1990 to 1992 at Jie Gantofta. When Jie went bankrupt in 1992, Larson returned to the premises in Gustavsberg where she started her own company, Keramikstudion AB.
Lisa Larson's works are often characterized by playful and distinctive child and animal figures with a unique style and personality. Many of her sculptures come in series, such as Lilla zoo 1955, ABC girls 1958, and Advent children 1979. Lisa Larson has had a significant influence in the ceramic art scene and her works are highly appreciated and sought after by collectors around the world. The figurines "Samhällsdebatten" and "Pippi" are among the most sought-after models, along with her stoneware sculptures in unique designs.
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