Rorstrand Porcelain Art Nouveau Masterpieces

by Nystrom, Bengt

• ISBN13: 9781558598447
• ISBN10: 1558598448
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-12-11
• Publisher: Abbeville Press

Summary

At the turn of the twentieth century, the artists of the Swedish Rorstrand porcelain factory created some of the most beautiful decorative objects of the Art Nouveau period. This sumptuous volume is illustrated with objects from Robert Schreiber's outstanding and rare collection, the results of 25 years of dedication. Bengt Nystrom's authoritative text focuses on the Rorstrand factory, a former castle, between 1896 and 1915. Nystrom perceptively details the social history of the quickly growing labor movement, the expansion and growth of the Rorstrand factory, and the emergence of an especially creative cadre of artisans. Detailed craftsmen's drawings and fascinating archival documents provide engaging glimpses into Rorstrand's close-knit community.

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(8)
Alastair Duncan
Preface and Acknowledgments	15	(6)
Introduction A PALACE FOR PORCELAIN	21	(14)
SWEDEN IN THE 1890s	35	(33)
THE FACTORY TRANSFORMED	69	(18)
ARTISTS AND ADVISERS	87	(26)
THE GREAT EXPOSITIONS	113	(59)
Afterword	172	(3)
Robert Schreiber
The Robert Schreiber Collection	175	(6)
Rorstrand Artists 1890-1915	181	(5)
Map and Exhibitions	186	(1)
Museums, Collections, and Archives	187	(2)
Bibliography	189