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Vally Wiethelthier, Drunken Sailor, Art Deco Art Ceramic Figurine, ca. 1925

About the Item

ABOUT This funny, humorous tabletop ceramic figurine depicts a drunken sailor lying on his back. Around his neck is a metal ring with an anchor on it. MARKINGS Signed on the left buttock: "Italy". DIMENSIONS: Height: 2.5 inches Width: 2 inches Depth: 3.5 inches VALERIE “VALLY” WIESELTHIER (Austrian-American, 1895 – 1945) was an outstanding ceramic artist. She was born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria. Her father, Wilhelm Wieselthier was a lawyer. Valluy attended theWiener Frauenacademie in Vienna from 1912 to 1914 and studied at the Vienna School of Applied Arts with Rosalinda Rothhansl, Kolo Moser, Jodef Hoffmann and Michael Powolny from 1914 to 1920. In addition, she worked as an auxiliary nurse during the First World War. From 1917 to 1922, she worked for the Wiener Werkstatte. From 1922 to 1927, she ran her own ceramic workshop in cooperation with the Augarten porcelain factory, which was newly founded in 1923, but also with other companies such as Friedrich Goldschider, Gmundner Keramik and Lobmeyr. Her expressive and humorous porcelain figures attracted attention at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modern in Paris in 1925 and are considered typical examples of the Art Deco style style. From 1928, the artist increasingly moved her center of life to the United States. She went to the International Exhibition of Ceramic Art in New York City in October 1928. In 1933, she moved to Chicago with Paul Lester Wiener and worked as a designer for the Contempora Group and the Sebring Pottery Company. Her extensive use of lead glazes and the potential effect of lead poisoning on her mental and physical health have not been evaluated, nonetheless. She died on September 1, 1945 of stomach cancer in a New York hospital. Vally Wieselthier’s work is held by many museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York City of Arts and the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria.

Dimensions:

Height: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)Width: 2 in (5.08 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)

Style:

Art Deco (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Ceramic,Fired

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1920-1929

Date of Manufacture:

ca.1920

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. We make our best effort to provide a fair and descriptive condition report. Please examine photos attentively, as they are part of the description. Send us a message to request more details or discuss price.

Seller Location:

New York, NY

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU2819335074352

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