About Modernity
Modernity specialises in the collection and sale of rare and high-grade furniture, ceramics, glass, lighting and jewellery by the most renowned Scandinavian designers of the 20th Century. Our large collection includes design classics by Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, Arne Jacobsen Alvar Aalto, Axel Salto, Berndt Friberg – to name a few – but we are also proud to present outstanding unique pieces. With a strong emphasis on post-war design, Modernity has throughout the years established itself as one of the leading galleries in northern Europe. Besides maintaining our much-frequ...Read More
Established in 19981stDibs seller since 2013
Featured Pieces
Painting ‘No. II’ by Harry Booström, Abstract Art, Signed, Sweden, 1953
By Harry Booström
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting ‘No. II’ by Harry Booström,
Sweden. 1953.
Oil on panel.
Measurements:
H: 89 cm/ 2' 11"
W: 119 cm/ 3' 10 7/8"
Provenance:
William and Maud Ap...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
‘Around Malevitch’ Relief Paintings by Poul Pedersen, Danish, White-on-White
By Poul Pedersen
Located in Stockholm, SE
This paired set of relief paintings, titled 'Around Malevitch' and created in 1976 by Poul Pedersen, offers a measured and intellectually rigorous meditation on modernist legacy and ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Geometric Oil Painting by Sven Hansson, Scandinavian Modern
By Sven Hansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Sven Hansson,
Sweden.
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
H: 120 cm/ 3' 12"
W: 90 cm/ 2' 12 1/4"
Provenance: the estate of the artist.
Working in a purely geometric, non-fig...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Geometric Wood Relief Painting, Sven Hansson, Sweden, 1979
By Sven Hansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden. 1979.
Painted wood relief on board.
Dimensions:
H: 42 cm/ 16 1/2"
W: 51 cm/ 20''
Provenance: the estate of the artist.
Working in a purely geome...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Sven Hansson Oil on Canvas Painting, Geometric Style, Signed, 1985
By Sven Hansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden, 1985.
Oil on canvas.
Provenance: from the collection of the artist's family.
Signed and dated: "S. Hansson K. 1985"
Dimensions:
H: 89.5 cm/ 2' ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Geometric Oil on Canvas Painting, Sven Hansson, Sweden, 1982, Signed
By Sven Hansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden, 1982.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated "Sven Hansson 1982".
Dimensions:
H: 95 cm/ 3' 1 3/8"
W: 130 cm/ 4' 3 1/8"
Provenance: The collection of t...
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Geometric Oil Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden, 1983
By Sven Hansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Oil on board.
Dated and signed.
Measurements:
H: 71 cm/ 2' 4 1/2''
W: 120 cm/ 3' 11 3/4''.
Working in a purely geometric, non-figurative style, Sven Hansson was a Swedish painter...
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vase Fabula and Ariel Designed by Per B. Sundberg for Orrefors, Sweden, 2004
By Per B. Sundberg, Orrefors
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase Fabula and Ariel designed by Per B. Sundberg for Orrefors,
Sweden. 2004.
Glass.
Dimensions:
H: 20 cm/ 7 7/8"
D: 17 cm/ 6 2/3"
Unique. Signed Orrefors 9663-87 Per B Sundberg.
Per B. Sundberg grew up in Huddinge, south of Stockholm, where he early showed interest in creative expression, including in textile. Sundberg applied and was accepted to the pottery division at Capellagården in Vickleby 1983-85. In the years 1985-1992 he studied glass and ceramics at Konstfack in Stockholm, with a break in 1988 to study at the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle.
Per B Sundberg altered the course of Swedish design in the 1990s with the advent of new techniques and the creation of experimental ceramics...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
White & Orange Vase Designed by Per B. Sundberg for Orrefors, Sweden, 2003
By Per B. Sundberg, Orrefors
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Per B. Sundberg for Orrefors,
Sweden. 2003.
Glass.
Dimensions:
H: 27 cm/ 10 2/3"
D: 18 cm/ 7"
Unique. Signed Orrefors 9454-87 Per B Sundberg.
Per B. Sundberg grew up in Huddinge, south of Stockholm, where he early showed interest in creative expression, including in textile. Sundberg applied and was accepted to the pottery division at Capellagården in Vickleby 1983-85. In the years 1985-1992 he studied glass and ceramics at Konstfack in Stockholm, with a break in 1988 to study at the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle.
Per B Sundberg altered the course of Swedish design in the 1990s with the advent of new techniques and the creation of experimental ceramics...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
White Vase designed by Per B. Sundberg for Orrefors, Sweden, 2004
By Per B. Sundberg, Orrefors
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Per B. Sundberg for Orrefors,
Sweden. 2004.
Glass.
Dimensions:
H: 22 cm/ 8 2/3"
D: 20 cm/ 7 7/8"
Unique. Signed Orrefors 9450-87 Per B Sundberg.
Per B. Sundberg grew up in Huddinge, south of Stockholm, where he early showed interest in creative expression, including in textile. Sundberg applied and was accepted to the pottery division at Capellagården in Vickleby 1983-85. In the years 1985-1992 he studied glass and ceramics at Konstfack in Stockholm, with a break in 1988 to study at the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle.
Per B Sundberg altered the course of Swedish design in the 1990s with the advent of new techniques and the creation of experimental ceramics...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Rug “Ursula” Designed by Märta Måås-fjetterström for MMF AB, Sweden, 1935
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rug “Ursula” designed by Märta Måås-Fjetterström for MMF AB, Sweden, 1935.
Handwoven wool.
Measurements:
L 270 cm/ 8' 10 ¾”
W 164 cm/ 5' 5”.
Märta Måås-Fjet...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Danish Cabinet – 1950s Pine Design with Drawers and File Slots
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cabinet, anonymous,
Denmark, 1950s.
Oregon pine.
This charming piece is an exquisite example of Danish cabinetmaking. The visible corner joints and the stretcher’s through mortise...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Pine
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