DOI Heft:
No. 223 (October 1911)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21155#0088
Studio-Talk
"serapis" faience vase. designed by karl
klaus, executed by ernst wahi.iss
capable draughtsman, Mr. Rhind studied the techni-
calities of etching for a session at the College of Art,
and the fruits of his study have been exhibited in
a series of four etchings of Melrose, two of which
were on view in the Royal Scottish Academy
Exhibition. The illustration shows the character
of Mr. Rhind's work, his accurate draughtsmanship,
strong feeling for colour, concentration of interest
on the leading architectural features, a wise ex-
cision of uninteresting detail, and a firmness and
surety of touch which should ensure further success
in a branch of art so fascinating and expressive.
A. E.
VIENNA.—The large amount of thought
bestowed on the practical side of the
teaching at the Kunstgewerbeschule in
Vienna is everywhere making itself felt.
Throughout the Monarchy it is recognised as
an axiom that to achieve good and lasting results
art and craftsmanship must go hand in hand, and
this feeling has urged the authorities to their best
in both branches of the training of the decorative
artist. Of late much attention has been given in
the domain of ceramics and Vienna bids fair to
become as famous for her modern productions of
porcelain and pottery as she was in the past in the
days of the Imperial and Royal Porcelain Factory.
Many new methods of manufacture have been
tried with the result that some excellent work has
been achieved. Of some of this, illustrations have
already appeared in The Studio at different times.
The latest development is the " Serapis " faience, of
which some illustrations are here given and which
66
gained much renown at the last Turin Exhibition.
The designs are by Karl Klaus and Franz Staudigl,
two young artists who were pupils of Professor
Hoffmann at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Both are
architects, like many other leading designers ot
the modern school here. It is a characteristic of
this school to regard design from an architectonic
point of view as something to be built up in con-
gruity with the purpose of the object to which it is
applied, and with the material of which such object
is composed. In the examples of faience here
reproduced, it will be seen how well this principle
is carried out. The decoration is admirably con-
gruous with the nature of the objects decorated.
The colouring is rich, and beautiful effects have
been gained by true artistic methods. The young
artists have found an enlightened manufacturer
willing to sacrifice time and money to the cause of
art. Even at the beginning of the modern move-
ment Herr Wahliss was one of the first among the
very few men who were broad-minded enough to
see a future in it. The method of manufacture is
of course a secret. It must therefore suffice to say
that the texture is extremely fine, and being trans-
parent the light effects are enhanced. The
"serapis" eaience vase, designed by
karl klaus, executed by ernst wahliss
"serapis" faience vase. designed by karl
klaus, executed by ernst wahi.iss
capable draughtsman, Mr. Rhind studied the techni-
calities of etching for a session at the College of Art,
and the fruits of his study have been exhibited in
a series of four etchings of Melrose, two of which
were on view in the Royal Scottish Academy
Exhibition. The illustration shows the character
of Mr. Rhind's work, his accurate draughtsmanship,
strong feeling for colour, concentration of interest
on the leading architectural features, a wise ex-
cision of uninteresting detail, and a firmness and
surety of touch which should ensure further success
in a branch of art so fascinating and expressive.
A. E.
VIENNA.—The large amount of thought
bestowed on the practical side of the
teaching at the Kunstgewerbeschule in
Vienna is everywhere making itself felt.
Throughout the Monarchy it is recognised as
an axiom that to achieve good and lasting results
art and craftsmanship must go hand in hand, and
this feeling has urged the authorities to their best
in both branches of the training of the decorative
artist. Of late much attention has been given in
the domain of ceramics and Vienna bids fair to
become as famous for her modern productions of
porcelain and pottery as she was in the past in the
days of the Imperial and Royal Porcelain Factory.
Many new methods of manufacture have been
tried with the result that some excellent work has
been achieved. Of some of this, illustrations have
already appeared in The Studio at different times.
The latest development is the " Serapis " faience, of
which some illustrations are here given and which
66
gained much renown at the last Turin Exhibition.
The designs are by Karl Klaus and Franz Staudigl,
two young artists who were pupils of Professor
Hoffmann at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Both are
architects, like many other leading designers ot
the modern school here. It is a characteristic of
this school to regard design from an architectonic
point of view as something to be built up in con-
gruity with the purpose of the object to which it is
applied, and with the material of which such object
is composed. In the examples of faience here
reproduced, it will be seen how well this principle
is carried out. The decoration is admirably con-
gruous with the nature of the objects decorated.
The colouring is rich, and beautiful effects have
been gained by true artistic methods. The young
artists have found an enlightened manufacturer
willing to sacrifice time and money to the cause of
art. Even at the beginning of the modern move-
ment Herr Wahliss was one of the first among the
very few men who were broad-minded enough to
see a future in it. The method of manufacture is
of course a secret. It must therefore suffice to say
that the texture is extremely fine, and being trans-
parent the light effects are enhanced. The
"serapis" eaience vase, designed by
karl klaus, executed by ernst wahliss