Wolfgang Tümpel
About the artist | Bielefeld 1903 – 1978 Herdecke |
Designed by | Wolfgang Tümpel, 1936 |
Executed by | Wolfgang Tümpel, 1936 |
Marked | master's mark TW, 1936 (engraved),900/925 of 1000, German hallmarks – halfmoon and crown |
Dimensions | Tray 18 cm x 22 cm, max. H 10 cm |
Material | Silver, 525.4 g, chased and hammered, very good original condition, first-class silversmith craftsmanship |
Provenance | private property, Austria |
consisting of: creamer, sugar bowl, tray
After completing his apprenticeship as a goldsmith and the Bielefeld School of Crafts and Applied Arts, Tümpel studied at the Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar from autumn 1922. He was a student of Johannes Itten and Paul Klee and also worked in Oskar Schlemmer's stage workshop. In 1924, he was admitted to joining the Metal Workshop at the Bauhaus, headed at the time by László Moholy-Nagy.
H36/23