Jørgen Mogenson

Jørgen Mogensen studied at the Arts Craftsman School in Copenhagen and later continued his studies in Paris. He began his apprenticeship at Royal Copenhagen in 1949 where he worked with iconic masters as Axel Salto, Gerd Bogelund and Nils Thorsson in the "stoneware cellar" at the factory. 

JØRGEN MOGENSEN (1927- 2004 )

Jørgen Mogensen studied at the Arts & Craftsman School in Copenhagen and later continued his studies in Paris. He began his apprenticeship at Royal Copenhagen in 1949 where he worked with iconic masters as Axel Salto, Gerd Bogelund and Nils Thorsson in the "stoneware cellar" at the factory. His first works for Royal Copenhagen were stylized bird patterns on pieces glazed with warm mottled brown and umber colored matte glazes. 

Jørgen said that his figures of animals, birds and plants were influenced by a visit to a Mexican exhibition in Sweden – and it had such impact on him that he developed his visual language  that was to stay with him for the rest of his career.

In 1965, frustrated with working at Royal Copenhagen – Mogensen started his own studio with his wife Ursula Printz Mogensen (who also worked at Royal Copenhagen) where they could develop more artistic freedom which resulted in highly original pottery and monumental sculpture – most of which was in a “primitive” Nordic style. In Denmark, Mogensen became the leading figure in this new sculptural and chunky aesthetic through the 1960's and 1970's.

Production ceased in the studio around the late 1980’s. The studio pieces are signed with his easily recognizable signature and usually “Danmark” or "Denmark" written or stamped. They also usually have a letter followed by 3 numbers as identifiers.