RICHARD LUKSCH
| About the artist | Vienna 1872 –1936 Hamburg |
| Designed by | Richard Luksch, 1904 |
| Executed by | Hugo F. Kirsch for Wiener Werkstätte |
| Marked | Signed: WIENER/WERK/STÄTTE (3 lines), W…Kirsch (on base), LUKSCH (on the side) |
| Dimensions | H 33,4 cm |
| Material | Hard earthenware, white glaze, gilt with losses, excellent original condition |
| Provenance | private collection, UK |
| Literature | Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. XIX, 1907, p. 472; Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. XXII, 1908, p. 18; Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. XXIII, 1908, p. 71; Moderne Bauformen, VII, 1908, p. 387, p. 407; W. Neuwirth, Wiener Keramik, Brunswick, 1974, p. 215, illus. 127; W. Neuwirth, Wiener Keramik nach 1900, Hugo Kirsch, 1984, p. 18, pp.128; A. Husslein-Arco and A. Weidinger (eds.), Belvedere exhibition catalogue, 2008, Gustav Klimt und die Kunstschau 1908, pp. 424 |
This piece was first presented at the Wiener Werkstätte exhibition "Der gedeckte Tisch" (laid table) in October 1906 as part of an elegant table setting. Furthermore, the figure was shown at the 1908 Kunstschau in the flower stand of the breakfast room (room 49) as well as above the showcase by Otto Prutscher from the room of an art lover.
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