Austrian Secessionist Art Pottery by Michael Powolny / Wiener Keramik Werkstatte For Sale

Austrian Secessionist - Wiener Werkstatte - Circa 1920

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Length - 10” (25.5 - 7” (18 - 8” (20.5 cm)DESCRIPTION:

Fine and rare Austrian Secessionist - Jugenstil ceramic table centerpiece designed by
Michael Powolny for the Wiener Kunstkeramik Werkstatte.

Signed with impressed marks for the company on the underside of the base (see photos).

Circa 1910 - 1925.

A beautiful piece of Austrian art pottery depicting two nude young blonde girls with horns of plenty overflowing with flowers and with blue textiles on their shoulders. They are standing on a green base and holding up the lobed centerpiece platform bowl.

The sculptured forms and colorful glazes are tastefully executed in the stylized neoclassical taste that was popular in Vienna during the late Art Nouveau - early Art Deco period. Michael Powolny was a master of this style and is famous for works like this. CONDITION:

Good condition, as shown in the photos and with the following noted: No restoration. No hairlines or cracks. several minute nicks to the ege of the upper and lower platforms. Small chip to the underside of the foot, not visible when displayed.Michael Powolny
Austrian, 1871 - 1954

Sculptor and Ceramic artist, born in Judenburg. He learned the pottery trade from his father. In 1891 he went to the painting school for the pottery industry in Znaim, then 1894 to the Vienna Industrial Arts School. In 1906 he founded with Bertold Loffler the workshop \"Wiener Keramik\", which also worked for the \"Wiener Werkstatte\". In 1912 Wiener Keramik was taken over by the \"Gmundner Keramik\" under the leadership of Powolny\'s pupil Franz Schleiss. In 1909 Powolny was appointed instructor of the ceramic industry class of the Vienna Industrial Arts School and in 1932 he became a sculptor at the school.
(From Thieme-Becker Vol. XXVII p. 330)~ please click on the image for larger - high definition photos piece will be a museum quality addition to any collection of European Art Pottery and will display beautifully in any Mid Century Modern, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modernist, or Arts and Crafts decor. PLEASE NOTE :

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