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A versatile Swedish artist, recognized for her talents as a painter, ceramist, glass designer, and author. Born on January 9, 1897, in Stockholm, she was the daughter of veterinary professor John Lundgren and Edith Åberg. She studied at the School of Industrial Arts from 1914 to 1918, then at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm from 1918 to 1922.
At the start of her career, Lundgren worked for renowned porcelain companies, including St Eriks Lervarufabrik, Arabia, and Rörstrand. She also collaborated with the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres in Paris between 1934 and 1938. Her ceramic works, often inspired by wildlife, are characterized by expressive shapes and refined glazes, such as her piece titled “A Bird Sings at Dawn Among the Large Leaves,” an art piece curated by Norkiand available at Norki Gallery Paris.
As a glass designer, Lundgren worked for the Moser glassworks in Karlsbad in 1922, then for the Riihimäki glassworks in Finland between 1924 and 1999. She also collaborated with Kosta glassworks between 1934 and 1938, creating bowls and vases in a classical style. Her collaboration with the prestigious Venini company in Murano, Italy, began in 1936, making her one of the first women to design glass for this renowned firm.
Lundgren also contributed to literature, publishing several works, including "Lera och eld. Ett keramiskt vagabondage i Europa" (1946), "Fagert i Fide. Årstiderna på en gammal gotlandsgård" (1961), and "Märta Måås-Fjetterström och väv-verkstaden i Båstad" (1968).
In recognition of her artistic contribution, she was awarded the Swedish royal medal Litteris et Artibus in 1950. She passed away on November 20, 1979, in Stockholm.
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