Description:

Hans Hedberg for Biot, unique ceramic pumpkin.

Unique sculpture in the form of a ceramic pumpkin with a rich, multicoloured glaze in shades of green, yellow and red and a small modelled stem. Signed.

Origin: France.
Designer: Hans Hedberg.
Material: Glazed ceramic.
Dimensions: H. 12 cm, D. 19 cm.
Period: 1960s–1970s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Hans Hedberg (1917–2007) was a Swedish ceramicist, born in Köpmanholmen. He studied painting in Copenhagen and Paris and ceramics in Italy, and in 1949 settled in Biot in the south of France, where he had his workshop for the rest of his life. He is best known for his sculptural ceramic fruits and eggs with rich, multicoloured glazes.