PAUL GRANLUND
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Paul Granlund (1925-2003)
Best-known for his striking bronze sculptures, which merge the human and geometric forms, Paul T. Granlund began his studies as an artist at Gustavus College in St. Peter, Minnesota where he received his BA in 1952. He continued his studies at the University of Minnesota, then at Cranbook Academy in Michigan, where he received his MFA in 1954. That year, he was also awarded a Fulbright Award to study in Florence, Italy. A Guggenheim award for 1957 and 1958 allowed him to study in Rome.
For much of his career, Granlund was based at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN. He built his studio and foundry there, and worked with generations of students as the sculptor-in-residence from 1971-1996. Granlund was widely read and interested math, science, religion, linguistics, music, and sports, and his work reflected the connections he made between these diverse fields.
Granlund exhibited widely in museums and galleries, with solo exhibitions at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (1959), the Walker Art Center (1956), the American Swedish Institute (1978 and 2003), and in college and university galleries through out the upper Midwest.
Today, Granlund’s sculptures are installed throughout the Midwest and beyond: on college campuses, outside churches and hospitals, in arboretums, even at airports. International travelers can view Granlund sculptures in Paris, Nagasaki, Hong Kong, Sweden and India.
$1,500 Head of Young Man signed 1960 bronze 17"
$2,700 Lovers with Legs Winged signed 1960 2/2 (?) bronze 10"
$5,500 Figures in Contour signed 1966 3/3 bronze 21" x 18" x 8"
$1,875 Charles Huntington bust signed 1996 bronze 19"
SOLD Venus Figure II signed 2/10 1982 bronze 34" x 18" x 13"
SOLD Pride & Joy signed 1989 16/25 bronze 11" x 10" x 8"
SOLD Figure of a Woman signed 7/10 bronze 13"
SOLD Night signed 3/3 1965 bronze 18.5"
SOLD Venus Nautilus II signed, 1983 Bronze 34" x 35" x 30"
SOLD Europa and the Bull I signed, 1962 bronze 7 inches
SOLD Male Criss-Cross signed 1973 Bronze
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SOLD Lovers signed bronze 9 inches
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SOLD Dancing St. Francis signed (Artist Copy) 1989 Bronze 9 feet
SOLD Gordian Figure signed 2/3 1974 bronze 25" x 16" x 14"
SOLD Girl with Braids signed 2/3 1961 bronze 11.75"
SOLD Figures on a Sphere signed 1/3 1966 bronze 17"
SOLD Trauma signed 5/10 1978 bronze 16.5"
SOLD Totem signed 5/6 1974 bronze 18.25"
SOLD Joshua signed 2/5 1987 bronze 13.5"