MICHAEL POWOLNY/ WIENER WERKSTÄTTE
| About the artist | Judenburg 1871 – 1954 Vienna |
| Designed by | Michael Powolny, 1909, WV 97 |
| Executed by | Vereinigte Wiener und Gmundner Keramik, from 1913 on, model no. 221 |
| Marked | VWGK, 221 (model number), painters’ marks |
| Dimensions | H 19 cm/H 7.5 in |
| Material | Ceramic, light-coloured clay, glazed and decorated with a black rhombus pattern, very good condition |
| Provenance | private property, Switzerland |
| Literature | A contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte photographic archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, inv. no. WWF 112-90-2, 1909; E. Frottier, Michael Powolny, Keramik und Glas aus Wien 1900–1950, cat. raisonné no. 97; Arlt, Weilinger (ed.): Wiener Keramik, WK model no. 221/3, pp. 298f. |
According to the Wiener Werkstätte model books, only three such vases were produced in 1913 by Vereinigte Wiener und Gmunder Keramik. Further four vases were produced on a commission basis in 1915 by Gmunder Keramik.
M30/25
