Josef Frank and Swedish Modernism

Published on 13 May 2022, by Vanessa Schmitz-Grucker

Auction on 18 May 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) - Dragarbrunnsgatan, 73 - 753-20 Uppsala

When the Austrian architect debuted his collaboration with Estrid Ericson for the company Svenskt Tenn in 1934, he had already built up a reputation for designs that were popular yet questioned, like any modernist following their own rules.

Josef Frank (1885-1967) for the company Svenskt Tenn, Plan de Paris à vol d’oiseau,... Josef Frank and Swedish Modernism

Josef Frank (1885-1967) for the company Svenskt Tenn, Plan de Paris à vol d’oiseau, c. 1937/1943, oak cabinet covered with Plan de Paris à vol d'oiseau by Georges Peltier, first published in 1920, 97 x 44 x 150 cm (38 x 17 x 59 in).
Estimate: 1.5/2 MSEK (approx. €144,000/192,000)

In exile in Sweden, Josef Frank (1885-1967) established his style: Viennese elegance combined with Swedish functionalism. In the early 1930s, he worked at Haus und Garten in Vienna, a furniture company that produced cherry tree furniture…

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