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Alexander Pfohl

LARGE VASE WITH ALLEGORIC PAINTINGS OF THE FOUR ELEMENTS

Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Date 1946

Period 20th century

Origin Vienna

Medium Transparent glass, Multi-faceted, Lucent painting in enamel

Dimension 40 x 23 cm (15³/₄ x 9 inches)

Designed by: Alexander Pfohl, 
Executed by: Erwin Pfohl, workshop

Nudes representing allegories of the four elements, unique 


This piece was made in 1946 in the workshop of Erwin Pfohl, where Alexander Pfohl created unique pieces after WW2. The design sketches for this vase are in the possession of Ms. Herrmann-Pfohl.
We would like to thank Ms. Brigitte Herrmann-Pfohl for her generous help in verifying this artwork and making the design sketches available.

Date: 1946

Period: 20th century

Origin: Vienna

Medium: Transparent glass, Multi-faceted, Lucent painting in enamel

Signature: Signed: A. PFOHL, adhesive label of company J. Blazek in Haida

Dimension: 40 x 23 cm (15³/₄ x 9 inches)

Provenance: Private collection, Germany

Literature: cf. C. Hartmann, Das Glas im Raum Haida und Steinschönau, Bad Bayersoien 2004, p. 168 and p. 260.

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Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement

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