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RRSTRAND
Art Nouveau Porcelain from Sweden The White Gold of the North
Bengt Nystrm

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RRSTRAND Art Nouveau Porcelain from Sweden Press Release Light of the North Art Nouveau Porcelain from Rrstrand The appearance of the Rrstrand porcelain factory from Sweden at the 1900 Paris World Exposition was brilliant: the world had never seen such an expert handling of porcelain mass some in the modelling of ultra-thin petals and an underglaze colour palette of such fine nuances. The critics were full of praise and economic success soon followed. The reason for this lay in the cooperation between Rrstrand and the painter Alf Wallander, who from 1894/1895 had worked for the manufacture. By 1896 Rrstrand had his first big success with the porcelain designed by Wallander at exhibitions in Stockholm, Malm and Gteborg. Siegfried Bing had also incorporated Rrstrand pieces into his Galerie LArt Nouveau in Paris. His artistic rise finally began in 1897 with the Art and Industry Exposition in Stockholm and found its crowning moment in Paris in 1900, the International Exhibition of Modern Art in Turin in 1902 and the World Exhibition in St. Louis in 1904. Rrstrand could now compete on an international level alongside the two significant Danish manufacturers Kniglich Kopenhagen and Bing & Grndahl. Almost overnight, the business had moved into the forefront of European porcelain manufacturers with international standing. Wallander and his artist colleagues Per Algot Eriksson, Nils Lundstrm as well as Karl and Waldemar Lindstrm combined the underglaze painting cultivated in Copenhagen with a sculptural modelling. The reliefs of the famous Rrstrand vases, bound to a naturalistic Jugendstil style, were all carried out by hand and are unique pieces. Soon enough the critics were referring to the parallels that revealed themselves in the choice of motifs, in the colouring and in the handling of light found in the contemporary Swedish and Nordic atmospheric painting and spoke of a kind of light of the North in the porcelain. With Rrstrand Art Nouveau from Sweden ARNOLDSCHE Art Publishers presents the first German-language publication of the famous Swedish porcelain manufacture. Based on the exceptional collection of Hans Schmidt, the art and history of the porcelain are presented both in texts by the Art Nouveau expert Bengt Nystrm and in large-format illustrations. The full-page details in breathtaking quality form the spectacular highlights, in which the reader can almost feel the complete beauty of the plant, flower, marine and animal motifs. Finest underglaze painting and delicate, free-formed naturalistic relief and breakthrough decoration helped establish Rrstrand porcelain factory in to world renown at the turn of the century. The publication presents approximately 150 outstanding examples of Rrstrand porcelain from the Art Nouveau era. A fascinating illustrated reference work for collectors and ceramic enthusiasts.

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RRSTRAND Art Nouveau Porcelain from Sweden History, Note on the Author, Contents

The History of the Porcelain Manufacturer The manufacturer Rrstrand was founded in 1726 as a faience factory under the name Porcellainsvrket. For over 120 years fine earthenware was created; later majolica, biscuit and Parian were added from around 1895 also the porcelain production with which Rrstrand attained international renown. The golden age of the manufacturer lasted barely one and a half decades (ca. 1895 to 1910). In 1926 after a period of inactivity at the factory in Schloss Rrstrand in Stockholm, the factory was relocated first to Gteborg and then from the mid-1930s to Lidkping. The year 2005 saw the end of the porcelain manufactures history with the closure of the business.

Bengt Nystrm (Author) Retired museum director, who worked in the Nordic Museum and the National Science Museum in Stockholm as well as in the Norrkping Museum. He is one of the leading authorities of Swedish Art Nouveau, in particular in ceramics and Rrstrand porcelain. Nystrm has written books on 19th- and 20th-century design, on arts and crafts and on industrial history. In addition he has published articles on furniture and ceramics.

Content 12 16 18 25 34 46 62 83 204 216 220 222 224 Preface Reflections of the Collector

Bengt Nystrm
The Rrstrand Porcelain Factory around 1900 A new Style Ceramics Mirrored in the Great Trade Fairs The Factory, its Products and Art Ceramics The Art Ceramics Rrstrand Porcelain Objects Artists, Signatures

Appendix
Rrstrand at important Exhibitions (18891917) Literature Index of Names Imprint

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RRSTRAND Art Nouveau Porcelain from Sweden Publication and Exhibition

Publication Bengt Nystrm RRSTRAND Art Nouveau Porcelain from Sweden The White Gold of the North Collection Hans Schmidts 224 pages, 24.5 x 31 cm, 200 colour illustrations, 30 black-and-white illustrations, 60 bicolour illustrations. Hardcover with dust jacket. Text in German and English. 49,80 [D] | $ 85 | 45 ISBN: 978-3-89790-341-8

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