Per Linnemann-Schmidt (1912-1999)

Danish sculptor and ceramic artist Per Linnemann-Schmidt began studying at the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen in 1931. During the 1930s and 1940s, he specialized in portrait sculptures. In 1949 Per established, together with his wife Annelise, Palshus Stoneware outside of Copenhagen. Linnemann-Schmidt designed and created the pieces which included tableware, vases and lamps while his wife ran the company.
Per was self-taught in glazing techniques and further developed the beautiful matte Harefur Glaze. Colors were characteristic Scandinavian earthy tones: blues, browns, and beige.
Linneman-Schmidt closed Palhus in 1972 but returned to his first vocation as an artist: drawing, painting, and sculpting.