HANS OFNER
| About the artist | St. Pölten 1880 - 1939 Salzburg |
| Designed by | Hans Ofner, Vienna, around 1907 |
| Dimensions | H 23 cm, W 28 cm, base square 17,5 |
| Material | Alpacca, hammered, finial in beechwood most probably replaced,handle covered with rattan, very beautiful original condition |
| Provenance | Barry Friedman, Ltd, NY, later private collection, USA |
| Literature | Ofner, Die Kunst, Band XVI, 1907, pp. 274 |
The Hoffman student Hans Ofner designed stylistically very similar objects around 1907, which he then sold inter alia in his studio at Opernring 19 in Vienna’s first district.(Original paper label by Ofner, see autumn exhibition 2002, cat. nos. 93 and 94). An object from the artist's studio is shown there in the left showcase, documented in: Die Kunst, Vol. XVI, 1907, p. 274, in an article that pays tribute to the artist on more than 20 pages. Such appreciation in this most important art journal in the German-speaking world was shown to only a few artists, and even more rarely to "artisans".
Similar to this jug, the object presented in this article is an excellent example of Hans Ofner’s very distinctive design.
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