A Private Collection of Danish Porcelain
Focus on Uniques of the Art Nouveau
Elias Pedersen
Peter Elias Pedersen, was an educated painter. He was born 12.08.1859 in Copenhagen., died 23.01.1950 also in Copenhagen. Urn His parents were Bendt Pedersen and Charlotte Wilhelmine Kempovsky.
He was an art student of Thorolf Pedersen in Gilleleje, further teached by C. Leuning Borch 1882-83 at the Technical School in Copenhagen. 1883-84 at Krøyers school.
Elias Petersen was linked his entire active life to Gilleleje, where he had his summer address. He exhibited individual portraits, but sailing ships were his favorite subject. He maintained the changing weather conditions, hours of the day and light and seasonal different color effects in his paintings. A characteristic composition renders ships at sea with a low coastal strip at the horizon. After having decorated various porcelain at The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain (1892-96) he moved to Bing & Grondahl where he stayed until 1928? Here he decorated vases with raised enamel glaze, an invention that he made during his time at Bing&Gröndahl. He tried to sell the invention to the factory but that failed.
Main information source: Kunstindex Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon
Artist: Elias Pedersen
Date of Production: January 1900
Unique Number: EE 3
Height: 31,5 cm
Diameter: 16.5 cm
Motif: 3 handeled, carved vase with enamels
Remarks: Glazed enamels, embossed on vase
Circumferential colours all through body
KRC0071
Artist: Elias Pedersen
Date of Production: April 1899
Unique Number: EE 43
Height: 25 cm
Diameter: 11.5 cm
Motif: Cylindrical wase with inlay appearance
and earthenware brownish glaze
Remarks:
KRC0072
Artist: Elias Pedersen
Date of Production: May 1900
Unique Number: 63
Height: 16,5 cm
Diameter: 7 cm
Motif: Enamel Glaze Vase
Remarks: Glazed enamels, embossed on vase
KRC0073
Artist: Elias Pedersen
Date of Production: August 1900
Unique Number: 115
Height: 36,5 cm
Diameter: 17 cm
Motif: Enamel Glaze Vase Lamp
Remarks: Glazed enamels, embossed on vase,
drilled as used as vase lamp
KRC0074
Artist: Elias Pedersen
Date of Production: 1909
Unique Number: 204
Height: 5,5 cm
Diameter: 42 cm
Motif: Charger with sea scene
Remarks: Was part of the collection of Mr. Weidner
Exhibited a the Museum of Applied Arts
Cologne 1992
KRC1232