imprinted corporate brand, Austria, Michael Powolny for fu Vereinigte
Wiener und Gmündner Keramik, design circa 1907, glazed,
colored tinted glaze, fading gilding of decorative coral
band of the bowl, a square bowl with a convex lid decorated with
embossed decoration with a flower motif and finished with a handle in
shape of a sparrow with a meadow bell, height 13 cm, minimal damage
glaze
Lit.: E. Frottier, Michael Powolny, p. 63 (variant).Michael Powolny was an Austrian sculptor and ceramist. He began working with
in his father's pottery workshop, then continued his apprenticeship in the company
Sommerhuber. After graduating from the technical school for ceramics in Znojmo
he continued his studies at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna from 1894 to
1906 under the guidance of A. Strasser and F. Metzner. After graduation, he founded
with B. Löffler the "Wiener Keramik". The works produced were sold by the association
Wiener Werkstätte, which made Powolny's work famous. In 1913, the
Wiener Keramik merged with Gmunder Keramik. From 1909 to 1936
M. Powolny taught at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna. In addition, he also
worked with J. Hoffmann on the equipment for the Fledermaus cabaret and on the
buildings such as the Haus Skywa in Vienna and the Stoclet Palace. Powolny's designs
were also executed by important firms such as Klinkosch, Lobmeyr, Augarten and others.
Powolny was a member of the Wiener Secession between 1936 and 1939 and after
when it was re-established in 1946. He was a key pillar in the workshops of
Wiener Werkstätte. His works were represented, for example, in the Paris
World Fair in 1900 and at the Vienna Art Nouveau exhibitions. Awards:
in 1900 Erster Preis im Bewerb für Plastik beim Weihnachtswettbewerb
der Kunstgewerbeschule, in 1925 Diplom d'Honneur Paris, in 1933
Staatspreismedaille, in 1935 Grand Prix Brüssel, in 1936 Alfred Roller-
Preis, in 1951 Ehrenmedaille der Stadt Wien.
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