Grønningen, Charlottenborg Private collection, Denmark, acquired from the above, 1946 Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers, Copenhagen, 2 December 2015, lot 1170
Exhibited
'Grønningen 1946', Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 19 January-10 February 1946
Literature
'Mennesket og tiden og kunsten', Grønningen 1946, Charlottenborg, exh. cat., Grønningen, Copenhagen, 1946, illustrated p. 7
Catalogue Essay
Together with facsimile of the original owner’s purchase invoice for the present lot with inventory no. 133, dated 19th February 1946 from Grønningen, Copenhagen, an artist’s cooperative where Salto exhibited annually for a decade from 1936-1946.
Unique large vase in 'Den Spirende Stil' (the Sprouting Style)
1945 Stoneware, layered sung and solfatara glaze. 48.5 cm (19 1/8 in.) high, 27 cm (10 5/8 in.) diameter Produced by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside incised SALTO/1945 and painted under the glaze with manufacturer's blue wave mark.