41 - Paul Wynand (1879-1956), Flower column, designed around 1909

Paul Wynand (1879-1956), Flower column, designed around 1909 Stoneware, black clay-like glaze. Two-part, screwed together. Stylized leaf decoration molded around the upper and lower rims. Stamped manufacturer's mark on the base ring: Simon Peter Gertz I - Höhr, as well as model number 1397. Height 85 cm. The ceramic manufactory of Simon Peter Gertz was a member of the Künstler-Union and the Munich Künstlerbund. Influential artists who supplied designs for ceramics around 1905-10 included FH Ehmcke, B. Mauder, P. Behrens, and especially Paul Wynand. Provenance: Private collection, Düsseldorf. Erlebach, Jürgen / Schimanski, Jürgen Hrsg.: Westerwälder Steinzeug. Die neue Ära 1900/1930. Jugendstil und Werkbund. Katalog zur Ausstellung im Rheinischen Landesmuseum Bonn, 7. Mai bis 14. Juni 1987 / Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, 24. Februar bis 3. April 1988. Düsseldorf, 1987. Abb. S. 54, Nr. 56.