Erik Hoglund Purple Vase for Boda large

This is a very large example of the glass artist, Erik Hoglund’s work.

Born in 1932 in Karlskrona, Sweden, Erik Hoglund received the prestigious Lunning Prize at age 25. He worked as a designer for Boda Glassworks from 1953–1973, quickly becoming celebrated for his strong use of color and embossed animal designs. Höglund died in 1998 in Sweden. His work is held in the collections of the Blekinge museum in Karlskrona, the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, and the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum in New York,among others.