Description:

Large and impressive Danish private collection (Total of 42 unique vases, bowls, figurines, etc.)
Soren Kongstrand 1872-1951) and
Jens Petersen (1890-1956)
Large and rare Jazz vase by Jens Petersen, Josephine Baker. 1920s.
Signed JP.
Measuring 29.5 x 18 cm.
In perfect condition.
The collection was exhibited in the autumn of 2003 in Esbjerg Museum, "Soren Kongstrand & Jens Petersen".
Soren Kongstrand was an autodidact potter. In 1907 he began to experiment with ceramic, attempts that he as a rich businessman had the opportunity to pay for. In 1911 he made his debut at the Fall Exhibition.
SK was a magician who worked with a material he sometimes found difficult to tame, but perhaps therefore resulting in works that exudes a particular strength. It was a goal for SK to get the glaze to resemble nature's strength, eg. rime frost, gull eggs and the like. Kongstrand was especially famous for his luster glazes.