Description & Technical information
788 small multi-coloured glazed ceramic plates, arranged as a mosaic depicting the tree of life, embedded in gypsum, iron frame
Excellent original condition
Gudrun Baudisch made this tree of life mosaic in her workshop Keramik Hallstatt in the 1950s. We only know of one similar mosaic, which measures 118 x 96 cm and is shown in the lobby of the "Wiener Verein” in Vienna’s third district, Ungargasse 41. It is not signed and the description reads "Lebensbaum, Trude Dina Weixler“.
Date: around 1960
Period: 20th century
Origin: Austria
Medium: Gypsum, Multi-coloured glazed ceramic plates, Iron frame
Signature: Signed on lower right: G. W. BAUDISCH., KERAMIK HALLSTATT
Dimensions: 208 x 208 cm (81⁷/₈ x 81⁷/₈ inches)
Categories: Works of Art
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