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1876 Scheibe in Thüringen, Germany - 1963 Coburg, Germany. Known for: Elongated dance figure sculpture of bronze, ivory and porcelain.
Otto Poertzel (German, 1896 ~ 1963) Poertzel was born the third child of William G. Poertzel and his wife Emilie J. Candida. He attended elementary school and later had private lessons with Kantor... Read full biography
Otto Poertzel (German, 1896 ~ 1963) Poertzel was born the third child of William G. Poertzel and his wife Emilie J. Candida. He attended elementary school and later had private lessons with Kantor Secures and pastor Henkel. The local porcelain factory AW Fr. Kister took him on as an apprentice,... Read full biography
Otto Poertzel (German, 1896 ~ 1963) Poertzel was born the third child of William G. Poertzel and his wife Emilie J. Candida. He attended elementary school and later had private lessons with Kantor Secures and pastor Henkel. The local porcelain factory AW Fr. Kister took him on as an apprentice, initially for one year in the mold and then a further one and half years in the studio for the production of new models, where he was trained as a porcelain designer. His father was already a designer... Read full biography
Otto Poertzel (German, 1896 ~ 1963) Poertzel was born the third child of William G. Poertzel and his wife Emilie J. Candida. He attended elementary school and later had private lessons with Kantor Secures and pastor Henkel. The local porcelain factory AW Fr. Kister took him on as an apprentice, initially for one year in the mold and then a further one and half years in the studio for the production of new models, where he was trained as a porcelain designer. His father was already a designer for porcelain sculptures. As of October 1, 1893 Otto Poertzel spent three years studying at the Technical Academy of porcelain in Sonneberg (Sonneberg Industrial School) at Reinhard Möller. There was a short activity in the studio G. wheelwright in... Read full biography
Otto Poertzel (German, 1896 ~ 1963) Poertzel was born the third child of William G. Poertzel and his wife Emilie J. Candida. He attended elementary school and later had private lessons with Kantor Secures and pastor Henkel. The local porcelain factory AW Fr. Kister took him on as an apprentice, initially for one year in the mold and then a further one and half years in the studio for the production of new models, where he was trained as a porcelain designer. His father was already a designer for porcelain sculptures. As of October 1, 1893 Otto Poertzel spent three years studying at the Technical Academy of porcelain in Sonneberg (Sonneberg Industrial School) at Reinhard Möller. There was a short activity in the studio G. wheelwright in Gotha, where he worked on drafts and designs of new models for various industries. From 1900 Poertzel worked as a freelance sculpt... Read full biography
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Otto Poertzel (German, 1896 ~ 1963) Poertzel was born the third child of William G. Poertzel and his wife Emilie J. Candida. He attended elementary school and later had private lessons with Kantor Secures and pastor Henkel.
The local porcelain factory AW Fr. Kister took him on as an apprentice, initially for one year in the mold and then a further one and half years in the studio for the production of new models, where he was trained as a porcelain designer. His father was already a designer for porcelain sculptures.
As of October 1, 1893 Otto Poertzel spent three years studying at the Technical Academy of porcelain in Sonneberg (Sonneberg Industrial School) at Reinhard Möller. There was a short activity in the studio G. whe...But wait, there's more...
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