Bird shaped bowl Werkstatte Hagenauer ca. 1930
Small bird shaped footed bowl, Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna, ca. 1930, polished brass, marked
marked with “MADE IN/AUSTRIA” and “wHw” in the circle bib.: comp. Olga Kronsteiner in Monika Wenzl-Bachmeier (ed.), „Hagenauer – Wiener Moderne und Neue Sachlichkeit“ (Hagenauer – Viennese Modernism and New Realism), exhibition catalogue, Vienna, 2011, p. 43
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Description
Stylized bird sculptures form a distinct chapter among the animal figures produced by Werkstatte Hagenauer. Their first designs can be dated back to the 1930s, primarily originating from the creative mind of Karl Hagenauer.
An example of this is the small bird bowl, where playful natural forms blend harmoniously with abstract reduction. With only two highly simplified elements, the natural model is clearly depicted. A chased beak head and a hammered feather tail transform the simple goblet into a delightful little bird.
The outstanding craftsmanship, which is characteristic of the works from the Werkstätte Hagenauer, emphasizes the expressive power of the design.
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Werkstätte Hagenauer – stylistic evolution and importance
Today, the Werkstatte Hagenauer is rightfully among the most important Austrian Arts & Crafts manufacturers of the 20th century. The clear, strict formal language combined with dynamic poses and the usage of brass, nickel-plated, patinated or bare, along with copper, alpaca and exotic wood shows a high level of recognition.
However, it took the siblings Karl and Franz Hagenauer quite some time until they developed their own unique style. Karl and Franz both attended the Vienna School of Arts & Crafts and studied under Josef Hoffmann, Oskar Strnad, Anton Hanak and Dagobert Peche.
Until the closure of the Werkstatte Hagenauer on December 30, 1987, art objects of outstanding quality were still being produced. The siblings Karl and Franz Hagenauer strongly contributed in coining the term „design“ through their legacy and are surely among the most influential Austrian artists of the 20th century.
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