Stig Lindberg
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a stoneware sculpture, Gustavsberg studio, Sweden 1940s.
I female figure in the shape of a cornucopia, partly glazed, signed Stig L with the studio mark, height 22 cm, length 35 cm.
Small repairs and chip to leaves.
Literature
Berndt Klyvare och Dag Widman, 'En bok om Stig Lindberg', Stockholm 1962, (not paginated) compare the model illustrated, see "Chamotteskulpturer från tidigt 40-tal på Gustavsbergs vindar" (Chamotte sculptures from the early 40s on Gustavsberg's garrets).
Designer
During the 1950s and 1960s, Stig Lindberg created many of his most sought-after stoneware objects, decorative vases, bowls, and dishes with pressed or carved decoration, and popular ceramic series such as Pungo, Domino, Terma, Karneval, were introduced. A few years later, he became artistic director after Wilhelm Kåge. Stig Lindberg designed popular tableware, several of which are still manufactured today, such as Adam, Eva, Berså, Spisa Ribb (now called Ribb), Prunus, and Aster. During his career, Lindberg worked as an industrial designer, book illustrator, textile and glass designer.
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