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Goebel Hummel 103 Flower Madonna Tmk2 Germany 1212

Goebel Hummel 103 Flower Madonna Tmk2 Germany 1212

Fruitcocktail store. Goebel hummel #10/3 flower madonna tmk2 germany 12-1/2 this item was found in an estate of a loacl collector.

A hummel figurine depicting the virgin mary holding a child (jesus? ) with a book oepned on her lap. Painted with beautiful colors and figure si adorable!

Height is approx 12-1/2marked, germany and stamped, 10/3 and has the tmk2 marking. In excellent condition with no chips, cracks ro crazing. Has slight handling wear. The story of hummel. Hummel. Figurines are named for sister maria innocentia hummel (born berta. Hummel), although they resulted from a partnership between sister maria. Adn w. Goeble porzellanfabrik. M.

I. Hummel figures appeared in 1935, but the story begins long before that year. Berta's. Artistic ability was noticed early.

The sisters, in the catholic school. She attended, first noticed hre artistic abilities at the age of six. At twelve, a teacher was instrumental in convincing berta's father (an. Artist himself, who was never albe to develop his own career), to send. Her to the institute of english sisters ta marienhoehe. It was a. Boarding school and a financial burden for her family, but her father. Was determined she should have the chance. At. Marienhoehe, she learned to work in watercolors and pastels. Sister. Stephania helped to get berta enrolled at the academy of applied arts. In munich when she turned eighteen. She studied traditional art, but. Never lost her loev of sketching bavarian children. Berta. Designed vestments and altar clothes, but she still had plenty of time. To sketch her beloved children. hSe was surrounded by children everyday.

While teaching art at st. Anna girls school in soulgau. Berta had taken.

The name mraia innocentia when she received her black veil. Sister maria's work began being published in books and as cards. The profits helped support the convent.

On. January 9, 1945, sister maria formed a partnership with franz goebel of. W. Goebel porzellanfabrik. This is considered to eb the official.

Birthday of m. I. Hummle figurines. Working.

With the goebel painters, sister maria helpde to develop the colors. That would grace figurines of her drawings. Frazn goebel personally. Supervised the cretaion of the hummel line as he had promised. In. Addition, she would be allowed to approve each piece and her signature. Would appear on each piece (it does to thsi day, unless the piece does. Not have enough surface ot allow it). Hummel. Figurines were introduced at the leipzig spring fair in 1935. The. Figrues were very well accepted and attracted a lot of attention. However, world wra ii interrupted or at least restricted production of. The hummels. But, immediately after the war ended, interest picked up. Again. Unfortunately, sister maria innocentia hummel contracted tuberculosis and died on.

November 6, 1946. Seh was 37 years old.

Fortunately, however, sister. Maria was a prolific artist and she left a volume of unproduced. Artwork. Thsi work and an artistic board appointed at the convent of.

Seissen are the basis for hummle figurines today. Hummel figurines are processed in the following mannersculptors select a sister maria drawing and execute it in clay. This process can take weeks.

Sculptors and moldmakers decide. Where the figurines cna be cut. It might end up being an many as 40. Pieces.

These pieces are embedded in clay and plaster of paris is. Poured ovre them. Several positive adn negative molds are made, until a. Durbale acrylic resin mold is created.

Then a plaster of paris mlod is. Made, which can only be used for a short time before erosion sets in. Each figure is fired at least three. Times at high temperatures. First firing is 2100 f degrees.

The figure. Becomes white bisque nad it shrinks.

It is then dipped by hand and. Sprayed wtih tinted glaze.

Second firing is 1870 f degrees. It comes. Out glossy white. Thne it is painted and fired at 1407f degrees. Liquid ceramic, known as slip poured. Into the working molds. The slip is made of kaolin, feldspar, clay, quartz and water.

As the slip thickens, it becomes a hollow shell of. Teh figuring. The pieces are joined using slip and then they are smoothed to hide the seams.

Each figure takes many weeks and as many as 700 operations to call it complete. Please feel free to ask me any questions. Fruitccoktail inventory.

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