Axel Salto (1889 - 1961) - photo 1

Axel Salto

Axel Johannes Salto was an internationally renowned Danish ceramic artist. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1909 to 1914.

Axel Salto visited Paris in 1916, where he met Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. This meeting was a landmark for Salto's creative ambitions and his influence on the innovative ideas of the time.

Throughout the 1920s his artistic focus shifted from painting to ceramics, and between 1923 and 1950 he created around 3,000 different ceramic pieces.

From the mid-1930s he worked mainly at the Royal Porcelain Factory in Copenhagen. Here Salto developed his ceramics, experimenting with unusually rich glazes and organic shapes.

Date and place of birt:17 november 1889, Copenhagen, Denmark
Date and place of death:21 march 1961, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Nationality:Denmark
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Ceramist, Porcelain modeler
Art style:Art Nouveau, Modern art

Creators Denmark

Daniel Herman Anton Melbye (1818 - 1875)
Daniel Herman Anton Melbye
1818 - 1875
Jeppe Hein (1974)
Jeppe Hein
1974
Frederik Niels M. Rohde (1816 - 1886)
Frederik Niels M. Rohde
1816 - 1886
Sören Hjorth-Nielsen (1901 - 1983)
Sören Hjorth-Nielsen
1901 - 1983
Carl-Henning Pedersen (1913 - 2007)
Carl-Henning Pedersen
1913 - 2007
Johannes Flinto (1787 - 1870)
Johannes Flinto
1787 - 1870
Frederick Theodor Kloss (1802 - 1876)
Frederick Theodor Kloss
1802 - 1876
Georg Arthur Jensen (1866 - 1935)
Georg Arthur Jensen
1866 - 1935
Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard (1743 - 1809)
Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard
1743 - 1809
Verner Panton (1926 - 1998)
Verner Panton
1926 - 1998
Anthonie Eleonore Christensen (1849 - 1926)
Anthonie Eleonore Christensen
1849 - 1926
Arnold Krog (1856 - 1931)
Arnold Krog
1856 - 1931
Finn Pedersen (1944 - 2014)
Finn Pedersen
1944 - 2014
Vilhelm Melbye (1824 - 1882)
Vilhelm Melbye
1824 - 1882
Aksel Einar Utzon-Frank (1888 - 1955)
Aksel Einar Utzon-Frank
1888 - 1955
Lauritz Hartz (1903 - 1987)
Lauritz Hartz
1903 - 1987

Creators Art Nouveau

Andries Dirk Copier (1901 - 1991)
Andries Dirk Copier
1901 - 1991
Albert Heinzinger (1911 - 1992)
Albert Heinzinger
1911 - 1992
Lawrence Atkinson (1873 - 1931)
Lawrence Atkinson
1873 - 1931
Carl Emil Uphoff (1885 - 1971)
Carl Emil Uphoff
1885 - 1971
Otto Bauriedl (1881 - 1961)
Otto Bauriedl
1881 - 1961
Ottavio Steffenini (1889 - 1971)
Ottavio Steffenini
1889 - 1971
Ben Nicholson (1894 - 1982)
Ben Nicholson
1894 - 1982
Ermanno Toso (1903 - 1973)
Ermanno Toso
1903 - 1973
Alexander Kanoldt (1881 - 1939)
Alexander Kanoldt
1881 - 1939
Dmitry Isidorovich Mitrohin (1883 - 1973)
Dmitry Isidorovich Mitrohin
1883 - 1973
Alfred Vogel (1914)
Alfred Vogel
1914
Vojtech Marx (1885 - 1963)
Vojtech Marx
1885 - 1963
Theo Meier (1908 - 1982)
Theo Meier
1908 - 1982
Alfred Aberdam (1894 - 1963)
Alfred Aberdam
1894 - 1963
Walter Gropius (1883 - 1969)
Walter Gropius
1883 - 1969
Adolfs Zardins (1890 - 1967)
Adolfs Zardins
1890 - 1967