Johannes Hedegaard Royal Copenhagen Denmark Set of 4 Rare Ceramic Busts 1960s

A modern set of 3 modern ceramic vases or vessels. Attributed to a Cranbrook Art student, late 20th to early 21st century. A unique asymmetrical design with organic line patterns car...

A mid-century modern pair of Japanese hand painted porcelain sculptures designed by Goldscheider. Stamped Goldscheider Everlast Corp on bottom. Circa mid-20th century. Intricate deta...

A mid-century modern papier mache sculpture depicting an endearing and delightful tiger by French artist and designer Jeanne Valentine S.A. Made circa 1960s at the artist's studio located in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Original tag on bottom. Sculpture comes in 2-pieces as the tail and main body disconnects. A whimsical yet modernistic composition with a long eye lashes...

A unique pair of ceramic Asian heads by Japanese artist Fumio Takasugi, circa 1970s. Signed on base. Hand painted with an intricate and stylized design. Th...

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 Stoneware bust of a woman with a multi-color headscarf.

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...

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...