Gunnar Nylund, "Symfonica"
Afterworked photographs, partially coloured, 3 dlr, image areas narrower work 64x20.5 cm, image area wider work 65x30.5 cm
Usage wear. Damages. Tears. Creases. Wavy paper or canvas. A frame is missing glass.
The Nylund Family
Petter Eklund, Gunnar Nylund Historical Media, page 149
The original works were mounted on MS Gripsholm in the spring of 1957, the vessel sank off Port Elizabeth in South Africa in 2000.
Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997) was a Swedish ceramicist, designer and sculptor. Gunnar Nylund was active for periods at Bing & Grøndahl, for a few years had his own workshop, Saxbo stentøj, and worked at Nymølle ceramic factory in Denmark. For most of his working life he lived in Sweden and was employed at Rörstrand porcelain factory 1931-59 where he was also assigned the role of artistic director. He has become known for his many different animal sculptures in stoneware, but he also made lots of vases, bowls, lamp bases, etc., as well as tableware and other utensils. Nylund also designed glass for Strömbergshyttan.
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