Gunnar Asplund
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attributed to, a ceiling lamp, reportedly with provenance architect John Elisasson (an Asplund assistant), 1930s.
Sphere shaped shade in yellow glass, steel threads, white lacquered ceiling fixture, diameter ca 40 cm, adjustable height ca 130 cm.
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Provenance
Architect John Elisasson, employed by Gunnar Asplund 1935-1937 as his representative in Gothenburg for the extension of Gothenburg City Hall.
Literature
Compare, similar semi sphere shaped lamp from the Gothenburg City Hall.
Ahlberg, Hakon & Holmdahl, Gustav (ed.), Gunnar Asplund arkitekt: 1885-1940 : ritningar, skisser och fotografier, 2. uppl., Byggförl., Stockholm, 1981[1943], p. 168.
Designer
Gunnar Asplund is considered one of the most significant and leading architects during the interwar period, both in Sweden and internationally. Asplund is seen as one of the foremost representatives of 1920s Nordic classicism, with the Skandia Theatre (1922) and the Stockholm Public Library (1928) as prominent examples. He was also one of the pioneers of functionalism, which he introduced in Sweden with the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930, where he was the chief architect.
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