Maiden by a Tree – Mari Simmulson for Upsala-Ekeby (Sweden) – 7″ x 5″ – circa 1955
Our find-of-the-week is this absolutely stunning pottery plaque by Mari Simmulson.
Mari Simmulson was a potter and artist originally from Estonia. Educated in Tallin and Munich she started her career at AB Gustavsbergs Fabriker in 1945. Between 1949 to 1972 she worked at Upsala-Ekeby and became a Swedish citizen in 1952. An extremely creative artist, her work has been featured in public art displays in Sweden and Copenhagen and is represented in museum collections all throughout Europe.
Mari Simmulson at work in her studio at Upsula-Ekeby in the early 1950’s
Upsala-Ekeby was founded at the turn of the 20th Century in Uppsala Sweden. The company produced artistic ceramics from 1920 until 1973 when it was bought and closed down. In addition to Mari Simmulson other important artists worked at Upsala Ekeby including Anna-Lisa Thomson, Ingrid Atterberg, and Vicke Lindstrand.
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