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Henning Koppel

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WikidataQ1605510

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Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/henning-koppel
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3217
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Henning Koppel was a Danish designer and sculptor whose metalwork defined modernist luxury in postwar Scandinavia. Working primarily in silver and stainless steel, he created tableware and vessels distinguished by organic, flowing forms that rejected ornament in favor of precise proportional relationships. His designs for Georg Jensen, the Copenhagen silversmith, became canonical examples of Danish functionalist design. Koppel's approach synthesized Bauhaus principles with the tactile sensibility of Scandinavian craft tradition.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (8)

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Men's Wristwatch

1977 · Anodized stainless steel case with calfskin strap

Face diam. 1 1/4" (3.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Serving spoon

1945 · Sterling silver

1 1/2 × 2 3/4 in., 0.3 lb. (3.8 × 7 cm, 0.1 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Knife

1945 · Sterling silver, steel

1 × 8 5/8 in., 0.1 lb. (2.5 × 21.9 cm, 54.432g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fork

1945 · Sterling silver

1 × 1 1/4 × 7 15/16 in., 0.1 lb. (2.5 × 3.2 × 20.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Spoon

1945 · Sterling silver

1 × 1 3/4 × 7 5/8 in., 0.1 lb. (2.5 × 4.4 × 19.4 cm, 27.216g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Salad fork

1945 · Silver, Poly (styrene/acrylonitrile)

11 1/4 × 3 × 3/4 in., 0.2 lb. (28.6 × 7.6 × 1.9 cm, 0.1 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Salad spoon

1945 · Silver, poly(styrene/acrylonitrile)

11 1/2 × 3 × 1/4 in., 0.2 lb. (29.2 × 7.6 × 0.6 cm, 0.1 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ladle

1945 · Sterling silver

2 1/2 × 5 3/16 × 13 1/4 in., 0.5 lb. (6.4 × 13.2 × 33.7 cm, 0.2 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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8 published of 9 catalogued · 0 with image

The Met
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MoMA
1 publishedof 2 catalogued

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New York, US

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