BERNDT FRIBERG, STIG LINDBERG, EDVIN ÖHRSTRÖM, AND CARL-HARRY STÅLHANE
Collection of Studio Vases and Sculptures by Friberg, Lindberg, Stålhane, and Öhrström, Sweden, ca. 1950–1978
Glazed porcelain, cast glass, and bronze
From left to right:
1. Edvin Öhrstrom, Sculpture, Cast glass, 3.75" H x 3.5" W x 3.5" D
2. Carl-Harry Stålhane, Studio Vase for Rörstrand, Sweden, Glazed porcelain, 21.75" H x 5.25" Dia.
3. Stig Lindberg, Studio Vase for Gustavsberg, Sweden, Glazed porcleain, 13" H x 4.25" Dia.
4. Carl-Harry Stålhane, Studio Vase for Rörstrand, Sweden, Glazed porcelain, 16.25" H x 6" Dia.
5. Berndt Friberg, Studio Vase for Gustavsberg, Sweden, Glazed porcelain, 3.25" H x 4" Dia.
6. Stig Lindberg, Moon Fish, Sweden, Bronze, 8" H x 10.5" W x 2" D
7. Gunnar Nylund, Studio Vase for Rörstrand, Sweden, Glazed stoneware, 16" H x 6.5" Dia.
Berndt Friberg is one of Sweden's most distinguished ceramic artists and is recognized in particular for the depth of his specialized glazes and the precise execution of his immaculate hand-thrown forms. Friberg created his signature ceramics up until his death in 1981. His works were collected by King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, Yves Saint Laurent, and Robert Mapplethorpe, and his works are featured in a multitude of prestigious public collections.
Stig Lindberg was a Swedish craftsman active during the "Golden Age" of the Swedish industrial arts. Throughout his career, Lindberg was engaged in a multitude of industrial and personal projects across various media including plastic, clay, and paper. He is well known for his table services, which include the Berså, Spisa Ribb and Terma lines for Gustavsberg. He also designed art glass for Kosta Boda and Holmegaard and textiles for Nordiska Kompaniet.
Edvin Öhrström was a Swedish sculptor who worked across multiple media, with a specialization in glasswork. Öhrström was a well-known designer for Orrefors, where he contributed work for two months annually from 1936–1957. It was at Orrefors that Öhrström developed the Ariel glass technique, by which air bubbles are trapped within the glass to create elaborate designs. However, Öhrström's personal projects rarely resembled the Ariel glass he would produce for Orrefors. In the 1930s, the artist worked primarily in an abstracted style. By casting hot glass into iron molds, Öhrström produced weighty, rough edged, cubistic columns of glass in a range of hues from citrine and rock crystal to yellow and amber. Though the particular coloration of the glass would highlight its natural qualities, the forms Öhrström's sculptures took defied their inherent fragility.
Carl-Harry Stålhane was a prominent Swedish ceramist of international acclaim for the unique hand-built stoneware and industrial tableware that he produced throughout the 20th century. Stålhane enjoyed a 40-year career at Rörstrand ceramics and established his own workshop, Designhuset, where he created experimental ceramics from 1973 onwards.
