Lot 142 , Gudrun Baudisch (1907-1982), four glazed pottery Oriental seated figures, post war height 21cm-21.5cm

Gudrun Baudisch (1907-1982), four glazed pottery Oriental seated figures, post war in Wiener Werkstätte style, two modelled with bowls beside them, impressed 'GB' monogram and Made in Austria, Hand-Made, height 21cm-21.5cm
Estimate £400-600

Gudrun BAUDISCH (1907 - 1982) was an Austrian potter and stuccoist. She studied at the Sterreichische undeslehranstalt fur das Baufach und Kunstgewerbe in Graz from 1922 until 1926, where she attended the sculpture classes of Wilhelm Gosser and the ceramic classes of Hans Adametz. In 1926 she became an assistant in the ceramic design section of the Wiener Werkstutte under Josef Hoffmann and from 1930 to 1936 she worked for several ceramic workshops in Vienna. During this time she worked with the architect Clemens Holzmeister and created the stucco ceiling in the Ataturk Palace (1931), in Ankara, Turkey. From 1936 to 1944 Baudisch stayed in Berlin where she made the stucco decoration for the Italian Embassy and also large figural sculptures.


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