Gunnar Westman

Gunnar Millet Westman (11 February 1915 – 11 April 1985) was a Danish sculptor who developed a simple, stylised approach, often crafting figures of children.

Westman was educated at Herlufsholm School and first trained as a silversmith at A. Dragsted, a goldsmiths concern, before studying sculpture at the Danish Academy (1938–42) under Einar Utzon-Frank.

[1][2] Westman's early work from the end of the 1930s was strongly influenced by the folkloric Swedish style as can be seen in Fløjlespilleren (1937) and Sygebesøget (1939).

Over the years, his Naturalistic approach evolved into a simpler, more stylised form, often in polychromatic ceramics.

[1] Works on display include Kalkun (Turkey, 1960), Orm og Tyr (Worm and Bull, 1963) and Sneugle (Snowy Owl, 1968).