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Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurine Knud Kyhn Monumental Lynx #2487

Name: Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurine Knud Kyhn Monumental Lynx #2487
Brand: Knud Kyhn
Price: 2086 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY The monumental "Lynx", the snarling cat, was modeled by Royal Copenhagen artist Knud Kyhn, and created ca. 1950. It’s a monumental piece and remarkably well-preserved with an expressive snarl. The figure is marked by Royal Copenhagen Denmark as shown and numbered 2487. It is in excellent condition with no damage. Knud Kyhn (1880-1969) was a very productive artist who throughout his life created works of art that are still valued all over the world. In Denmark, he is especially known for his many animal figurines, which he created through his many years of service at Royal Copenhagen. He worked for the Royal Porcelain Factory from 1903 - 1910, 1924 - 1932 and 1936 - 1967, interrupted only by a period of work for Herman A. Kahler in Naestved in the early 1920s and at Bing & Grondahl 1908 - 1915 and 1933 - 1935. He was a Danish painter, draftsman and ceramic sculptor. He was the nephew of the landscape painter, Vilhelm Kahn, and was educated at the Kunstakademiet and Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler in 1904. He worked for the Royal Porcelain Factory, and a period with Herman Kahler in Naestved. He continued the tradition from the Fynbos and focused on animals and their movements as well as on the play of light in paintings, watercolors, drawings and ceramic works. Especially his animal figures in glazed stoneware, produced at the time at Den Kngelige Porcelaensfabrik, became popular. Kahn also illustrated several works by Ashton Fries. From 1908 he exhibited at the Free Exhibition. Together with his wife, from 1934 he ran his own workshop adjacent to his home in Farum. In 1933 it was opened to the public. A large part of his works were exhibited in 2004 at Valdemar’s and in 2006 at Art and Culture Center Ronnebaeksholm in Naestved. Royal Copenhagen Denmark is officially the Royal Porcelain Factory that manufacturers prize-winning porcelain products. Since 1775, every piece of porcelain that has left Royal Copenhagen carries its factory marks; the three waves, the royal crown and the painter's mark. These are symbols of authenticity, the royal connection and the mark of handcraftsmanship. It was found in Copenhagen in 1775 under the protection of Danish Dowager Queen Juliane Marie. The three wavy lines above each other, symbolize Denmark’s three straits: Sorebaelt, Lillebaelt and Oresund. Around 1897 it seriously change its styles. These radical changes were made in 1883, when it was bought by Aluminia, an earthenware company. Arnold Krog, an architect under 30 with no practical experience of the industry, was made artistic director the next year, and rapidly shifted designs in the same directions art pottery was exploring, commissioning many painters to design for the factory. Japanese influences were initially very strong. The new wares soon won prizes at various international exhibitions, and most of the large porcelain makers began to move in similar directions, causing problems for the smaller art potteries. Shortly after Aluminia's acquisition, Royal Copenhagen production was moved to a modern factory building at Aluminia's site in Frederiksberg, on the outskirts of Copenhagen. At the Exposition Universelle (1889) in Paris, Royal Copenhagen won the Grand Prix, giving it international exposure.

Creator:

Knud Kyhn (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Porcelain,Hand-Crafted

Place of Origin:

Denmark

Period:

1950-1959

Date of Manufacture:

1950