Author: NYSTRÖM, BENGT (1937-)
Title: Rörstrand porcelain: Art Nouveau masterpieces / Bengt Nyström; foreword by Alastair Duncan; afterword by Robert M. Schreiber
Description: New York: Abbeville Press 1996. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 190p: ill (col.). map (col.); 34cm. Notes; At head of title: The Robert Schreiber Collection. Includes bibliographical references (p.189-190) and index. Summary; The artists of the influential Rorstrand porcelain factory in Sweden created some of the most beautiful decorative objects of the Art Nouveau style. In his fascinating and authoritative text. Bengt Nystrom focuses on the Rorstrand factory's designers and their revolutionary forms during the period 1865 to 1915. when the firm successfully competed artistically with Tiffany and Galle in the great international expositions that showcased and helped to propagate the Art Nouveau style. Inspired by late 19th-century crafts movements fathered by William Morris. the artists of the Rorstrand factory took nationalistic pride in incorporating their indigenous flora and fauna into their exquisite designs. transforming wintry berry springs and northern sea creatures into elegant three-dimensional works of art that appealed to a sophisticated European clientele. Illustrated with objects from Robert Schreiber's outstanding collection. supplemented with craftsmen's drawings and archival documents. Nystrom's thoroughly researched text includes engaging glimpses of the culture surrounding Rorstrand (a former castle). especially the close-knit community of insightful administrators. talented designers and inventors. and artisans. The book chronicles not only the company's artistic achievements but the day-to-day personalities and decisions behind the emergence of this once-utilitarian factory as the birthplace of some of Sweden's most beautiful decorative objects. Subjects; Schreiber. Robert M. - Art collections - New York (State) - Long Island. Rörstrands porslinsfabriker. Robert Schreiber Collection. Porcelain. Swedish - Sweden - Stockholm. Porcelain - 19th century - Sweden - Stockholm. Porcelain - 20th century - Sweden - Stockholm. Decoration and ornament - Sweden - Stockholm - Art Nouveau. Porcelain - Private collections - New York (State) - Long Island. Porcelain - New York (State) - Long Island. Porcelain. Swedish - Sweden - Stockholm - 19th century - Catalogs. Porcelain. Swedish - Sweden - Stockholm - 20th century - Catalogs. Handicrafts; Modelling (in clay. wax & other plastic materials); Art techniques & materials; Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass. CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Pottery & Ceramics. ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945). Rorstrand pottery; History. ISBN: 1558598448. Weight in Kg appr.:

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