Large stoneware vase model 65, design by Arne Bang (1901-1983) - no. 01601

 The vase has a small chip on the top edge. Otherwise in good condition.

 The base of this Arne Bang vase is original and has not been polished/sanded down.

 height: 19 cm.
 diameter: top 14 cm. & bottom 8.5 cm.

 About the designer:

 Arne Bang (born 29 December 1901 in Frederiksberg Denmark, died 21 March 1983 in Fensmark) was a Danish sculptor and ceramic designer.

 Bang was a trained sculptor and made sculptures and decorations in public spaces. Arne Bang has also solved graphic tasks and e.g. designed three Christmas stamps, but it is as a designer of stoneware, silver and pewter that he is known nationally and internationally.
 
Arne Bang was the son of Bertha Johanne Schou (22.7.1875-18.4.1954) and the artist Hans Peter Carl Christian Bang (1868-1950). He was the brother of Edel Wagner (1898-1978) and glass designer and architect Jacob E. Bang (1899-1965).

 In 1931, Arne Bang married the organist Olga Elise Brodthagen (28.6.1904-15.5.1974) and together they had the children Jacob Bang (1932-2011), Gertrud Keiser-Nielsen (1934), Hanne Bang (1936) and Nina Bang ( 1945-2005).

 Arne Bang worked closely with his brother Jacob E. Bang several times. They were together in Paris in 1925 and Arne Bang followed Jacob E. Bang to Holmegaard Glasværk in 1929. Arne Bang also designed works for the Schous ceramic factories when Jacob E. Bang worked there, and Arne Bang wrote three articles about sculptors when his brother was editor.
 
As a ceramic designer, Arne Bang was essentially self-taught, but he early on had an openness and curiosity towards different materials as well as a special sense for their many possibilities, which came to characterize his entire multifaceted artistic work. The outlet for his ceramic production was his training as a sculptor and his skills in modeling and shaping.

 When Bang established Holmegaard Stentøj (1929), the goal was to create quality ceramics that collectors would want to own, but at a price so that a larger audience could acquire it. This succeeded so well that the stoneware was popularly referred to as 'Gaven'. Ironically, Bang's pottery is today sought after by collectors worldwide.
 
The decorative bulging ribs or tighter grooves are characteristic of Bang's organic and sculptural stoneware. He designed vases, jars, dishes, bowls, mugs and lamp holders with a focus on a sculptural expression. The basic geometric shapes are laid out, but softened by the fine glazes and with decorative variations such as attached figures.

 Statuettes as well as small and large sculptures were also a natural part of Bang's ceramic production. Early highlights include the Tycho Brahe Vase (1927) made with Carl Halier for the Copenhagen Observatory in the Botanical Gardens, the Elephant (1930) and the Ball Vase (1937) for King Christian X.