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Gunnel NymanWW-1948-159787

1948·Glass·5 × 4 1/8 in., 3.1 lb. (12.7 × 10.5 cm, 1.4 kg)

Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1986

Catalogue

Year: 1948
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: 5 × 4 1/8 in., 3.1 lb. (12.7 × 10.5 cm, 1.4 kg)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Gunnel Nyman

Artist

Gunnel Nyman

Gunnel Nyman was a Finnish glass designer and ceramicist whose modernist forms combined functionalism with subtle sculptural refinement. Working in the 1930s and 1940s, she developed a distinctive approach to utilitarian objects, treating glassware and ceramics as vehicles for formal experimentation. Her work bridged craft tradition and industrial production during Finland's emergence as a design innovator. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.

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