A rare ceramic lamp by Kitty Rix (1901 – 1951) for the Wiener Werkstätte.
One of a handful of female potters working under the likes of Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser at the Secessionist workshop, the Wiener Werkstätte. Rix began her association with the Werkstätte in 1924, following in the footsteps and taking over from her older sister, Felice Rix, who had worked there from 1917 to 1923. In 1931 she designed the last ceramic pieces for the Wiener Werkstätte before emigrating abroad due to her Jewish faith. Little is known about her life during or after the war and she subsequently disappeared into obscurity. It is believed she died around 1950.
Signed with ‘KR’ and the Wiener Werkstätte monogram to the base.
C1925, Vienna.
Literature
Comparable lamps held in the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) and The Leopold Museum, Vienna.
Similar Kitty Rix works displayed on the Wiener Werkstätte stand in the 'Langer Saal' section of the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, Paris 1925.
Wiener Werkstatte 1903-1932, Gabriele Fahr-Becker, 1966. Page 45.
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A rare ceramic lamp by Kitty Rix (1901 – 1951) for the Wiener Werkstätte.
One of a handful of female potters working under the likes of Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser at the Secessionist workshop, the Wiener Werkstätte. Rix began her association with the Werkstätte in 1924, following in the footsteps and taking over from her older sister, Felice Rix, who had worked there from 1917 to 1923. In 1931 she designed the last ceramic pieces for the Wiener Werkstätte before emigrating abroad due to her Jewish faith. Little is known about her life during or after the war and she subsequently disappeared into obscurity. It is believed she died around 1950.
Signed with ‘KR’ and the Wiener Werkstätte monogram to the base.
C1925, Vienna.
Literature
Comparable lamps held in the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) and The Leopold Museum, Vienna.
Similar Kitty Rix works displayed on the Wiener Werkstätte stand in the 'Langer Saal' section of the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, Paris 1925.
Wiener Werkstatte 1903-1932, Gabriele Fahr-Becker, 1966. Page 45.
London collection or worldwide shipping available on all items. Please email beforehand for a quote, or select pick up at checkout.
