Large planter with sparrow decoration. Horst Skorupa and Dirk Fischer. 1980s. Horst Georg Skorupa1941 Breslau - 2004 Schaddel near Leipzig Dirk Fischer 1959 Leipzig Faience, light-coloured body, white glazed and painted in blue and brown inglaze colours. Tall cachepot with a cylindrical body over a round cross-section. The wall decorated with sparrows and blue berries, the lower and upper end accentuated with a surrounding dot frieze. Monogrammed "H.S.M.G." on the underside in black fibre pen. Painting: Horst Skorupa. Shape: Probably Dirk Fischer. The monogramming of the cachepot was done by Horst Skorupa, he probably attributed the form to Martin Gruner. However, the body is more similar to the works made by Dirk Fischer, so that the attribution "M.G." is probably erroneous. We thank Mr. Frank Brinkmann, Schaddelmühle, for his kind information. Dimensions: H. 35 cm, D. 27 cm. Horst Georg Skorupa 1941 Breslau - 2004 Schaddel near Leipzig German ceramist. 1961-63 studied painting at the art academy in Berlin-Weißensee. From 1973 member of the VBK. 1974 co-founder of the artists' college "Schaddelmühle", until 1978 chairman of the college. 1975 Participation in the 1st International Artists' Symposium of the GDR. 1976 Prize in the exhibition "Young Artists of the GDR". 1981/82 Working stay in the studio of the State Porcelain Manufactory Meissen. From 1991 runs a joint studio with Martin Gruner in Schaddel. 1992 End of his work due to health problems. Some of Skorupa's works are in the Museum of Applied Art in Gera.