Michael Schilkin
A CERAMIC RELIEF.
The Girl with a Ceramic Pot, 1938. Stamped sign. Schilkin, Arabia, Suomi, Finland. Stoneware with chamotte. 62 cm x 44 cm.
Repairs.
Exhibitions
The Girl with the Ceramic Pot was first exhibited at NK in Stockholm in 1938.
Literature
"Michael Schilkin 1900-1962", Kaivopuiston Kirjapaino Oy 1996. Picture on page 109.
Designer
Michael Schilkin (1900-1962) was a Finnish sculptor and ceramicist born in Trubino, Russia. He moved to Finland in 1921 and studied at the Central School of Art. Eventually he was hired at the Arabia porcelain factory. He is mainly known for his stoneware and clay figurines depicting wild animals, but also created human figures and wall reliefs in public places with musty glazes in earth tones. The sculptures are powerful with a humorous tone.
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