Michael Powolny Art Nouveau Vienna Centrepiece Made 1910-1912

Michael Powolny Art Nouveau centrepiece with three cherubs
Modeled by Michael Powolny (1871-1954)
Hallmarked:
manufactured by Wiener Keramik viennese ceramics
material is ceramics (glossy finish and painted).

Model 113 (model number is impressed at reverse side)
signed "Michael Powolny" at reverse side (initials 'mp' are impressed)
made 1910-1912

Subject:
most lovely three naked male cherub's figurines holding a round plate above their heads . The plate is blue painted at bottom side. The figurines are attached to round tiered base being partially green shaded.

Height: 21.0 cm (8.26 inches)
diameter of platter: 24.0 cm (9.44 inches)

Bibliography:
Waltraud Neuwirth, Markenlexikon fu¨r Kunstgewerbe (3), Wiener Keramik / modelle 1906-13; pages 100 / 101
Elisabeth Frottier, "Michael Powolny, Keramik und Glas aus Wien 1900-1950", vienna 1990, page 200, list of work (werkverzeichnis) number w 113 (wv 61), model 113

Experts of fine arts assess Michael Powolny's work nowadays as result of activity of one the most important ceramics sculptors and designers of Austrian Art Nouveau. Most of Powolny's successors were strongly under his sway since Powolny had left "large steps" in Viennese art of ceramics.

The cherubs created by Powolny, many of them on behalf of Wiener Keramik (wk), are much sought by knowledgeable collectors of Art Nouveau ceramics due to fine quality of modeling as well as due to lovely and punchy appearance.