GUNNAR ASPLUND,
Stomme av grönpatinerad metall. Kupa av glas. Diameter ca 47 cm. Kupans höjd ca 27 cm.
Wear due to age and use. Partial loss of paint.
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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