Mark Zweigwerk Bahnhof Selb, 1953, 1 grinding stroke. Model no.: B 1135. design: around 1953. KÄRNER, Theodor (1884 Hohenberg an der Eger - 1966 Munich)

Painted underglaze. H 36 cm, l 43 cm.

Small, polished glaze flaws on the back (barely visible).

"Theodor Kärner, who supplied models to the Rosenthal company from 1918, must be regarded as one of the most important designers in the field of animal sculpture of the 20th century. Born in Hohenberg an der Eger in 1884, Kärner completed an apprenticeship as a modeller at the local porcelain factory C.M. Hutschenreuther before moving to Munich, where he attended the School of Arts and Crafts and the Academy. He was a student of the animal painter Heinrich von Zügel (1850 - 1914), who actually created a new genre in painting with his pictures. His animal portraits depicted the animal in all its poses and natural liveliness. This innovation was a prerequisite for the animal compositions of his "pupil" Kärner, which is impressively confirmed by the figure of the reclining deer.Before Kärner joined Rosenthal, where he created over a hundred sculptures for both the Selb and Bahnhof-Selb art departments, he worked as a designer for the Nymphenburg porcelain manufactory from 1905 to 1918. From 1953, Kärner once again supplied models to Rosenthal as a freelancer." (Petra Werner, in: Catalog: Auf der Pirsch - Jagdbare Tiere in Porzellan, Porzellanikon (vol. 117), Hohenberg a.d. Eger 2015, p. 22/cat. no. 4).

Provenance : German private collection.