Gunnar Asplund, an 'Asplund' ceiling light, second half of the 20th Century.
Opal glass on a frame of patinated metal. Diameter 55 cm.
Electrical function not tested. Wear. Colour losses. Minor chips.
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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