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AXEL SALTO (1889-1961)

Lot 140
29.11.2023 14:00UTC +01:00
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Starting price
€ 30 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 1088579
Lot 140 | AXEL SALTO (1889-1961)
Estimate value
€ 30 000 – 40 000
AXEL SALTO (1889-1961)

Vase 'Spiral', pièce unique, réalisé par la manufacture Royal Copenhagen, 1953

Grès non émaillé / unglazed stoneware

47 x 33 cm / 18 ½ x 13 in

Signé SALTO et portant la marque de la manufacture au revers





Literature

Pour notre exemplaire :

Dansk Kunsthaandværk, No. 1, 1955, page de couverture.

Neue Form aus Dänemark, catalogue d’exposition, 1956, p. 35.



Further details

D’après les recherches actuelles, ce vase inhabituel et de grande taille a été exécuté en 1953 et a probablement été exposé l’année suivante au Kunstindustrimuseet de Copenhague à l’occasion du 65 e anniversaire d’Axel Salto. En 1956, le vase figurait dans le catalogue de l’exposition susmentionnée “Neue Form aus Dänemark”, une exposition itinérante en Allemagne et en Autriche. Il est toutefois probable que ce vase n’ait jamais été inclus dans l’exposition, car les documents d’expédition de la Royal Copenhagen ne le mentionnent pas comme faisant partie des huit pièces envoyées pour l’exposition. Ce vase a, par la suite, disparu pendant de nombreuses décennies avant de réapparaitre récemment sur le marché.
Cette œuvre est une rupture esthétique dans l’œuvre d’Axel Salto, habituellement connu pour son travail des glacis et ses variations de couleurs surprenantes. Mais il répond à son inlassable quête du rendu du mouvement et de cette approche inégalée des textures de surface faisant de lui l’un des maîtres de la céramique du XXème siècle.

According to current research, this unusual, large vase was executed in 1953 and was probably exhibited the following year at the Kunstindustrimuseet in Copenhagen to mark Axel Salto's 65th birthday. In 1956, the vase appeared in the catalog of the above-mentioned exhibition “Neue Form aus Dänemark,” a touring exhibition in Germany and Austria. It is likely, however, that this vase was never included in the exhibition, as the Royal Copenhagen shipping documents do not mention it as one of the eight pieces in their presentation. The vase subsequently disappeared for many decades before recently reappearing on the market.
This work represents an aesthetic break in the work of Axel Salto, usually known for his creations with glazes and surprising colour variations. But it is a response to his tireless quest to render movement and his unrivalled approach of surface textures, making him one of the masters of 20th century ceramics.
Artist:Axel Salto (1889 - 1961)
Medium:Ceramic
Art style:Modern art
Place of origin:Northern Europe, Denmark, Europe
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Vases and vessels
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