Celia (circa 1986)

Bjørn Wiinblad

Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle

Classification:

Craft, Ceramic

Materials:

Porcelain

Physical Object Description:

Signed at the base “Bjorn Wiinblad”

Dimensions:

153 cm

Credit:

Gift of the Estate of Eric and Jean Cass, through the Contemporary Art Society, 2023/24

Scheme:

Gift

Ownership history:

Bjorn Wiinblads Hus, Copenhagen; purchased from the artist by Eric and Jean Cass, 4 July 1986; gift of the Estate of Eric and Jean Cass, through the Contemporary Art Society, July 2023; presented to Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle, 2023/24

Relationship:

Eric and Jean Cass Bjørn Wiinblad Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle Eric Victor Cass Eric and Jean Cass

The Danish artist Bjorn Wiinblad produced the same figure of Celia frequently in his work, but painted it differently. His ceramics have a whimsical quality, and vary from decorative plates to candlesticks, flower holders and sculptural items. Celia (c. 1986), a flirtatious young thing with pert round breasts, holding blue glazed plaits, is in fact a flower container - her hat holds a flowerpot. The renowned art collectors Eric and Jean Cass bought the piece from the artist's studio on a visit to Copenhagen, and decided to place it out of doors by the pool in their house 'Bleep' in Surrey. However, it had to be brought indoors in the winter and was installed by the window; being heavy it remained in the same place since the late 1980s.

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