Edward Hald

Probably Der Sturm, Berlin, "Schwedische Avantgarde und Der Sturm in Berlin", 1915, cat no 19.
Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, "1909-års män", 1959, cat no 67.
Kulturgeschichtliches Museum, Osnabrück, "Schwedische Avantgarde und Der Sturm in Berlin" June 18 - August 27 2000, cat no 23.
Kulturen, Lund, "Svenskt Avantgarde och Der Sturm i Berlin", Sep 15 - Nov 19 2000, cat no 23.

Jan Torsten Ahlstrand, m.fl. "Svenskt Avantgarde och Der Sturm i Berlin", 2000, p 126-127, ill full page in colour.

Edward Hald was a Swedish visual and glass artist born in Stockholm. He studied at the business school in Leipzig, the Artists' Association School, and he also was a student of Henri Matisse in Paris. Hald's artistry in the 1910s exhibited a modernist spirit, inspired by the Fauvist Matisse. Hald designed decorations for various models and services for Rörstrand Porcelain Factory as well as for Karlskrona Porcelain Factory. Edward Hald contributed these works to the Home Exhibition in 1917 at Liljevalchs in Stockholm and was hired by Orrefors Glassworks the same year. Together with Simon Gate and glassmaker Knut Bergqvist, he experimented with overlay glass, resulting in Graal glass. The Graal technique was entirely new and revolutionary. Hald's designs for both engraved and Graal glass display Matisse-inspired elements, humor, and contemporary motifs.