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MICHAEL POWOLNY
WIENERBERGER ZIEGELFABRIKS- UND BAUGESELLSCHAFT attr.
designed by: Michael Powolny, around 1910
executed by: Wienerberger Ziegelfabriks- und Baugesellschaft attr.
In her monograph about Michael Powolny, Elisabeth Frottier describes the putti as "three standing putti conceived as bearers of receptacles".
Date: 1910
Period: 20th century
Origin: Vienna
Medium: Ceramic, Red clay, White glazing
Dimensions: 58.5 x 66 cm (23 x 26 inches)
Provenance: Stonborough-Wittgenstein family, Villa Toskana, Gmunden/ Upper Austria; Galerie Tony Subal, Vienna, 1995; private collection, Vienna
Literature: E. Frottier, Michael Powolny, Keramik und Glas aus Wien 1900–1950, cat. raisonné 181
Categories: Decorative Arts & Design
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