Viktor Schreckengost (1906-2008), while at Kunstgewerbeschule, Vienna, Austria
Mr. Cup Head: earthenware lidded vessel with faces on two sides and loop handles for ears
Vienna, Austria, 1929
high glazed ceramic
impressed school mark, painted artist's initials in black slip
6"w x 4 7/8"d x 9 3/8"h

Exhibitions:
Viktor Schreckengost and 20th Century Design, Cleveland Art Museum, Cleveland, Ohio, 12 November 2000 through 04 February 2001

Literature:
Adams, Henry, Viktor Schreckengost and 20th Century Design, Cleveland Art Museum, 2000, p. 54

Catalog Note:
Viktor Schreckengost studied under Michael Powolny (1871-1954) for one year at Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna. Part of his training with Powolny was to create a work using thrown elements only. The base consisted of a thrown form with eyes, mouth and eyelashes pinched and pushed out from the inside. The ears are likewise thrown, cut in half and attached.

Schreckengost could not afford to purchase the vessel he made but was reunited with it many years later when the Cleveland Museum of Art held its major retrospective of his work in 2000, Viktor Schreckengost and 20th Century Design, curated by Henry Adams. A copy of the exhibition catalog signed by the artist accompanies this piece.

Excellent original condition with very minor glaze rubs.