Axel Salto, Royal Copenhagen. Large and impressive ceramic sculpture of a deer. Approx. 1940

Axel Salto (1889-1961) for Royal Copenhagen. 
Large and impressive ceramic sculpture of a deer.
Art Deco style. Model number 20697.
Approximately from 1940.
Marked. Perfect condition. First factory quality.
Dimensions: H 41.0 cm x W 29.0 cm x D 12.5 cm.

Axel Salto (1889-1961), was a Danish painter, graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic artist. Today is known as one of the finest masters of 20th-century modern ceramic art. He collaborated with the manufacturer Bing & Grøndahl, later with Carl Hallier at his Frederiksberg studio, then briefly with Saxbo ceramics, and finally with Royal Copenhagen, where he was a designer from 1933 until the 1950s.