Ake Holm Furniture

Åke Holm (Swedish, 1900-80) was one of Sweden’s leading ceramic artists in the 20th century. He worked at the Höganäs factory in his early years before opening his own studio in the ...

A stunning terracotta sculpture of a laying woman designed byÅke Holm at Höganäs in the mid 20th century. The sculpture is 21 x 11 cm and in excellent condition. It is signed below. ...

A stunning bust in terracotta designed by Åke Holm at Höganäs in the mid 20th century. The sculpture is 15 cm tall and in excellent condition. It is signed below. Åke Holm (1900–198...

A gray and brown glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Åke Holm, c. 1960s.

Åke Holm, Bible motif, 1970s Linocut Number 127/250 The work is signed by the artist and individually numbered (pencil) Work dimensions 41/29 Framed work Åke Holm (1900-1980) was an...

Åke Holm (Swedish, 1900-80) was one of Sweden’s leading ceramic artists in the 20th century. He worked at the Höganäs factory in his early years before opening his own studio in the area. Åke became a master of and glazing and often used biblical themes in his work, but always with a distinct modernist styling. He produced figurines and wall plaques with rustic and mythological expression and his work is getting the recognition it deserves for its unique quality and style. His monumetal stoneware sculptures of figures from the Bible as well as his wall plaques are now recognisd as some of the finest ceramics produced in Sweden in the second half of the Twentieth Century. His work is represented at the Swedish National Museum of Art & Design. One of three we are offering is this superb Swedish Höganäs glazed ceramic wall plaque depicting a man with a flagon by Åke Holm (Swedish, 1900-80) and probably made in the 1960’s. The heavy stoneware plaque is of rectangular landscape shape and depicts a man’s head with moustache and hairdo with similar styled partings next to a large flagon of similar size to the head. The head and flagon are hand carved in high relief forming a slight indentation to the surface of the plaque. The image is decorated in dark blue and brown (tones) with a chestnut glaze applied to the back. The plaque has a hanging indent...

Åke Holm, Biblical motif, 1970s Linocut The work is signed by the artist (pencil) Work dimensions 23/32 The work is framed Åke Holm (1900-1980) was an artist and ceramicist living i...

Åke Holm (Swedish, 1900-80) was one of Sweden’s leading ceramic artists in the 20th century. He worked at the Höganäs factory in his early years before opening his own studio in the ...

Åke Holm, Biblical motif, 1970s Linocut Number 93/250 The work is signed by the artist and individually numbered (pencil) Work dimensions 32/27 The work is framed Åke Holm (1900-198...