Covered bowl
(c. 1950)
- Medium
- earthenware
- Measurements
- (a-b) 19.5 × 8.6 cm diameter (overall)
- Place/s of Execution
- Gustavsberg, Sweden
- Inscription
- (a) painted in blue on base c.: (hand) / G / SWEDEN
painted in blue on base l.c.: RW (…illeg.)/I - Accession Number
- 1186.a-b-D4
- Department
- International Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1952 - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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Stig Lindberg’s covered bowl is directly modelled on the shape of a gourd or fruit, including a stem and sculpturally modelled leaves. The surface of the vessel is decorated with graphic images of flowers and foliage executed in a subdued colour palette. The form and the surface decoration display a continuity in the use of flora-inspired ornament; the application of floral decoration to the bowl’s surface is whimsical if unrealistic.
