apparently none too familiär with ceramic techniques).
In certain instances it is also worth noting that the design forthe form, its ornamentation
and the actual execution of an individual piece were not all necessarily made by one and
the same hand. The fact that Sketches for the ceramic designs in the “KO-Buch” and the
accompanying remarks may often stem from more than one hand warrants special
emphasis.
Due to the fact that some of the artists’ names listed in the “KO-Buch” have rarely been
heard of before or are not known at all, ferreting out their Christian names or other
personal information has been impossible - perhaps further work in the field of Wiener
Werkstätte ceramics will bring to light useful facts (as to names like Frieberger, Gador,
Hlibka, Iskofska, Lustig). As such artists, whotoagreat extent remain unknown uptothe
present time, are often represented in the “KO-Buch” by only a few pieces, or in some
cases by a single work, it may by assumed that the pieces were perhaps done on a
commission basis.
ARTISTS’ NAMES IN THE “KO-BUCH”
The following list would give the full names of the artists contained in the “KO-Buch”.
When it was possible to locate the Christian name with absolute certainty, it has been
added to the family name. Where there was some doubt, the Christian name is listed in
parentheses (with a question mark), which is also the case, should it bea matter oftwo
artists with the same last name. In any case, in my attempt to throw some light on the
subject, I kept to the principle, that more was to be gained by exercising too much, rather
than too little caution.
Appoyer, Adele
Baudisch, Gudrun
Brunner (Maria Vera?)
Bücher, Hertha
Calm, Lotte
Ehmann, Alice
Fenzl, Otto
Flögl, Mathilde
Frieberger
Gador
Hlibka
Hoffmann, Josef
Iskofska
Jesser, Hilda (Schmidt-Jesser)
Knörlein (Rudolf?)
Kowarcz (Kowac, Kowacz), (Eva?)
Kopriva, Erna
Kuhn, Dina
Kümmel (Elisabeth?)
Likarz (Strauß-Likarz), Maria
Löw (Fritzi oder Jakob?)
Lurje, Viktor
Lustig
Max (Ella?)
Mutter (Antonie?)
Neuwalder, Grete
Pamberger, Erna
Peche, Dagobert
Reinold (Margarete?)
Rix (Felice oder Kitty?)
Rottenberg, Ena
Sattler (Margarete?)
Schaschl, Reni
Schmidl (Schmiedl), Hedwig
Schmidt (-Jesser?)
Singer, Susi
Strnad, Oskar
Wieselthier, Vally
Zimpel (Julius oder Gustav?)
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