Description:

Anzengruber Keramik, Austria
Figure “Negresse”, mid-20th century.
Large ceramic figure of a kneeling woman with drum, in dark brown glaze with white base and straw skirt. Typical of Anzengruber’s exoticized figurative style of the period.

Origin: Austria.
Maker: Anzengruber Keramik.
Material: Ceramic.
Dimensions: H. 30 cm, L. 20 cm.
Period: Mid-20th century.
Condition: Very good condition, minor wear.

Bio:
Anzengruber Keramik of Vienna was active from the 1940s to 1960s, producing expressive modernist figures and decorative ceramics. The so-called “Negresse” series reflects the mid-century fascination with exotic motifs, interpreted through a European design lens.