20th Century Austrian Secession Ceramic Fawn Sculpture by Eduard Klablena for Keramos Vienna, 1920s

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height: 12 cm; width: 14.5 cm; depth: 6 cm

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a charming polychrome ceramic art sculpture depicting a … Read more Measurements:
height: 12 cm; width: 14.5 cm; depth: 6 cm

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a charming polychrome ceramic art sculpture depicting a young fawn grazing, a famous and historic viennese avant-garde model created by master sculptor eduard klablena for the prestigious keramos factory in vienna. The sculpture is entirely cast according to the austrian artistic ceramic tradition, hand-finished down to the smallest details, and subjected to a refined high-temperature firing with fluid polychrome glazes. The work is part of the splendid stylistic trend associated with the vienna secession and early modernism of the turn of the century. The animal is distinguished by the extraordinary decoration of its coat, executed with klablena's characteristic cast enamel technique, creating a striking marbled texture rich in veins and nuances of earthy and ochre tones. The back features distinctive contrasting light spots in shades of cream, while the hooves and muzzle are finished with bold, graphic touches of deep black enamel. Among the most artistically valuable elements to be appreciated are the magnificent plastic tension of the downward-curving neck, the soft structure of the large, erect ears, the asymmetrical elegance of the legs, and the exceptional chromatic fusion of the enameled surface, which gives the figure life and material vibration. The model, originally designed between 1915 and 1918, is presented here in a precious period re-edition made between the 1930s and the late 1940s in the vienna workshops. It faithfully reflects the records and archival casts of the keramos factory, historically also famous for the royal belvedere brand, confirming the absolute technical conformity and the high historical value of the piece.

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the sculptor and ceramist eduard klablena was one of the most brilliant and representative figures of the austrian art scene of the early twentieth century. After studying in vienna and collaborating extensively in berlin's industrial districts, he worked closely with the avant-garde workshops of the renowned wiener werkstätte before establishing his own independent atelier in langenzersdorf and selling his most successful designs to the keramos manufactory in vienna. Founded in 1910 as an art cooperative by renowned master ceramists, keramos quickly became an international benchmark for porcelain and artistic majolica, uniting the finest talents of the secession and early art deco periods under its banner. Klablena revolutionized zoomorphic ceramics by introducing a unique and extremely modern sculptural language, where the naturalistic observation of animals was synthesized into poetic forms and coated with a pioneering technique of fluid glazing with a marbled effect. The artistic achievements of the viennese manufactory and the klablena models are an integral part of the history of 20th-century decorative arts, regularly celebrated in museum exhibitions and preserved today in the most prestigious permanent collections in the world, including the famous mak - museum of applied arts in vienna. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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