1064 - Grete Krämer-Zschäbitz, two organic forms in clay, flower petals of 1983 and snail shell

Grete Krämer-Zschäbitz, two organic forms in clay, flower petals of 1983 and snail shell Clay, two organic forms by Grete Krämer-Zschäbitz (1904 Braunschweig – 2000 Braunschweig), 1) flower petals, red clay, partly with yellow glossy glaze, monogrammed "GKZ" and dated 1983 on the underside, tall upright petals around a pistil on a round plinth, condition commensurate with age, losses to the upper points, 20.5x10x10 cm (HxWxD), 2) snail shell, red-brown clay, monogrammed, an openwork abstracted form, lying skeletal snail shell, good condition commensurate with age, 13x23x18 cm (HxWxD). Grete Krämer-Zschäbitz was born in Braunschweig on 3 February 1904 and studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule Braunschweig and in the sculpture class of the Dresden Art Academy. She worked as a sculptor, ceramicist and mosaicist in Braunschweig, Selb and Dresden. In addition to works in clay and soapstone, she created models for bronze casting, portraits, church art as well as mosaic and glass works. The Städtisches Museum Braunschweig holds her bronze "Verängstigte Tiere" of 1964 with the signature "GKZ".