Ceramic Sculpture by Johannes Hedegaard for Royal Copenhagen, 1960s

A beautifully modeled and graceful ceramic sculpture of a woman, the body having an unexpected and striking combination of unglazed brown stoneware and a rich turquoise glaze.

A hand built sculpture made of stamped, stained and glazed stoneware slabs. Signed 'B. Berglund' with Gustavsberg Sweden sticker numbered '47'.

An abstract sculpture carved of richly figured marble and mounted on an organically shaped lacquered wooden base.

Peacock Ceramic Relief

Figurine of a young woman washing clothes - called "Martha" - by Danish sculptor Johannes Hedegaard (1915-1999) produced at Royal Copenhagen. It´s a rare version with beige clothes instead of the more commonly seen version with turquoise glaze. The naked parts of the body show the warm terracotta color and make the figurine quite sensual. The figurine was designed ca 1940s and it was most likely made around 1960s. Johannes Hedegaard is famous for his graceful busts of young, most often half naked women. His model was reportedly his own wife Birthe Hedegaard. He trained as a sculptor at Royal Copenhagen from 1930 to 1935 and later he went to the Sculpture School at the Royal Academy of Arts in Copenhagen (Kunstakademiets Billedhuggerskole). His teachers here were Einar Utzon-Frank (1939) and Johannes Bjerg...

Sculpture in ceramic designed by Johannes Hedegaard and made by Aluminia. Great condition.

Hedegaard trained as sculptor at the Royal Copenhagen Factory 1930-1935 and at the same time was educated at the Academy of fine art in Copenhagen. He worked for Royal Copenhagen fro...

A large and beautiful bust of a woman with closed eyes and a serene look on her face. This is a classic Johannes Hedegaard sculpture with a playful balance between the matte finish o...