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ANTIQUE #SA1150878

An Art Nouveau Terracotta Model Of A Naked Maiden By Ernst Wahliss

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An Art Nouveau terracotta model of a naked maiden By Ernst Wahliss
 
Model No 391 with impressed marks to base. Circa 1895.
 
46cm high.
 
Ernst Wahliss was an Austrian ceramicist who created ornate porcelain and earthenware, for European elites, and known for his small-scale sculptures. Born on March 1, 1837 in Oschatz in the Kingdom of Saxony, Wahliss began his pottery career as the traveling salesman for a porcelain factory at age 30. He later left to found his own ceramics company, and soon began exporting porcelain goods across Europe. To meet the high demand for his pottery and sculptures, the artist opened his own department store, Wahliss, in Vienna’s city centre. Near the end of his career, he abandoned his design work to move to the rural town of Velden. He died on July 18, 1900 in Vienna, Austria. His works today can be found in the collections of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Sydney, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, and the Museum of New Zealand in...
Antique SA1150878 shown on this page was made in 1890. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1890
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Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
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