Posted 7 years ago
VioletOrange
(150 items)
This man's work is an "acquired taste". I became a "fan" decades ago and have accumulated several examples over the years:
From Wikipedia:
Frans Wildenhain (or Franz Rudolf Wildenhain) (1905 – 1980) was a Bauhaus-trained German potter and sculptor, who taught for many years at the School for American Craftsmen (now School for American Crafts) at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY.
Born in Leipzig, Germany, Wildenhain’s early artistic training was in drawing, design and lithography. In February 1924, he enrolled at the Bauhaus in Weimar, where he completed the foundations or preparatory course under László Moholy-Nagy. He also studied with Paul Klee, and, beginning in November 1924, with Gerhard Marcks and Max Krehan at the Bauhaus pottery workshop in Dornburg.
Among the other potters there was Marguerite Friedlaender, his future wife (Marguerite Wildenhain, Pond Farm).
The first three pots are his; #4 is a Marguerite Wildenhain, Pond Farm example.
Sometimes the best is from one potter you admire. Love this man's work, and from what I can see, you have to handle it to appreciate the workmanship, it's beautiful !
Thanks so much, Phil
Oh, these are amazing pieces!! Wonderful history of Frans Wildenhain!!
FABULOUS MY FRIEND!!!!
Thanks so much, Sean
The few pieces I've seen have had an inscribed FW on the underside - I'd love to see the marks on your pieces. They are great, by the way - I especially like that big one in the center.
Artfoot, thanks, the markings are all like these two:
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g394/violetorange/Frans%20Willdenhain%20Banded%20Vase%20Mark_zpsobc6wlad.jpg
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g394/violetorange/Frans%20Wildenhain%20Cake%20Mark_zps2vl1ivul.jpg
what great treasures you have!
Thanks for the lovely comment, ho2cultcha
Thank you.