Spring Putto with Flowers attributed to Michael Powolny for Vienna Ceramics, 1910-1912

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Excellent and rare art nouveau ceramic piece from a series of the four seasons: naked putto in a wide stance, … Read more Excellent and rare art nouveau ceramic piece from a series of the four seasons: naked putto in a wide stance, head tilted to the left and holding a cascade of flowers falling to the floor in his arms. On a slightly curved, round flat base with zigzag decoration on the side. Made of white ceramic, glazed, with black highlights on the floral decoration.

manufactured by vienna ceramics ('wiener keramik') ceramic, bright earthenware, glossy finish, multicolored hand-painting, designed ca. 1907, made 1910-1912 marks: wk with grapes - wiener keramik / = vienna ceramics mp - signet of michael powolny model number 60 dimensions: height: 38,0 cm / 14.96 in width: 21,0 cm / 8.26 in depth: 19,5 cm / 7.67 in

bibliography: - thomas arlt / arthur weilinger, wiener keramik / vienna ceramics bertold l ffler, michael powolny, werkverzeichnis / catalog of works, 2018, wien / vienna; page 232, number 60 - waltraud neuwirth, markenlexikon für kunstgewerbe (3), wiener keramik, modelle 1906-13 / (= encyclopedia of marks of applied arts / viennese ceramics - models 1906-13); page 54f, number 60 - elisabeth frottier, michael powolny, keramik und glas aus wien 1900 bis 1950 (= ceramic and glass from vienna 1900 to 1950); pages 51,52, fig. 21+22, catalog of works from page 193, wv 27, page 273 company brands and artist's signatures. Condition: very good this piece has an attribution mark,
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