1956 Wilhelm Kåge With Gustavsberg Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Farsta Fountain Vase

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Wilhelm Kåge was a Swedish artist and designer, mainly known as a ceramic designer and as the artistic leader of … Read more Wilhelm Kåge was a Swedish artist and designer, mainly known as a ceramic designer and as the artistic leader of the Gustavsberg porcelain factory.

While it features colors and forms from the period, this iconic work adds depth and visual movement to them through its unique stoneware, glazing, reeding, geometric and organic patterns, and stylized organic form. The work's form can simultaneously evoke water and flora and their symbolic attributes, causing it suggest surrealist qualities.

Wilhelm Kage (Swedish, 1889--1960)
"Farsta" Fountain Vase, 1956
Gustavsberg, Sweden
Polychrome stoneware (blue, red, and yellow, brown, glazed and mat)
Height :8.86 in. (22.5 cm); Diameter: 3.94 in. (10 cm)
The piece comes with a traditional Japanese ceramic wooden box.
Mark on underside
Condition is excellent with no chips, cracks, scratches, or losses. It presents very minor wear on the underside.
Notes: The mat red body or stem of the reeded vase has a speckled yellow pattern. The red area presents darker values in an irregular atmospheric formation, creating depth and visual interest. There is a thin very dark brown color band at its base.
Provenance: Private collector, Japan See less