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Gunnel NymanWW-1950-159790

1950·glass·Overall: 24.3 x 8.8 cm (9 9/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

Gift of Bernice Sapirstein Davis and David E. Davis in memory of Jennie Kantor Sapirstein

Catalogue

Year: 1950
Medium: glass
Dimensions: Overall: 24.3 x 8.8 cm (9 9/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Collection: Cleveland 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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