Friedrich Goldscheider

Friedrich Goldscheider
Goldscheider grave stone at Döbling Cemetery in Vienna, Austria
Born(1845-11-06)6 November 1845
Plzeň, Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Died19 January 1897(1897-01-19) (aged 51)
Nice, France
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, manufacturer of ceramics and bronze
Known forDecorative objects made by Goldscheider ceramics
SpouseRegina Lewit
Websitegoldscheider.de

Friedrich Goldscheider (6 November 1845 – 19 January 1897) was a Bohemia-born Austrian entrepreneur and manufacturer of ceramics and bronze.[1][2] His business was Goldscheider ceramics (Goldscheider Keramik; formerly Goldscheider Porcelain Manufactory and Majolica Factory, German: Goldscheider'sche Porzellan-Manufactur und Majolica-Fabrik).[3] He specialized in porcelain, terracotta, faience, and bronze.

Biography

Friedrich Goldscheider was born 6 November 1845, in Plzeň, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). His father Moritz owned a haberdashery business in Plzeň, where he apprenticed in his youth. He later years he worked at a brickwork for the creation of fireproofing material.[4]

In 1873, Goldscheider moved to Vienna after his marriage to Regina Lewit. In 1877, he started working in the porcelain industry in Vienna, and by 1885, he opened his ceramics factory. The business was successful and multiple locations were opened including a factory in Plzeň, and a painting studio in Karlsbad, Bohemia (now Karlovy Vary).[4] Many of the works produced by his company were Orientalist, with depictions of Middle Eastern themes.[5]

Goldscheider died on 19 January 1897 in Nice, France. After Friedrich Goldscheider death in 1897, his widow Regina and his brother Alois managed the business,[4][5] and his sons Walter and Marcel managed the manufacturing and factories.[1]

Friedrich Goldscheider's son, Arthur Goldscheider [de] was an art publisher of sculptures in Paris during the Art Deco-era.

References

  1. ^ a b Miller, Judith (2005-10-03). "Goldscheider". Art Deco. Penguin. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-0-7566-4906-7 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Goldscheider, Friedrich". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00076286.
  3. ^ Könecke, Gerald (2000). Goldscheider - West Germany: Figuren und Wandmasken 1953 – 1960 (in German). Duehrkohp & Radicke. ISBN 978-3-89744-122-4 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c Campbell, Gordon (2006-11-09). "Goldscheider, Friedrich". The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts: Two-volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-19-518948-3 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b Haslam, Malcolm (1977). Marks and Monograms of the Modern Movement 1875-1930: A Guide to the Marks of Artists, Designers, Retailers, and Manufacturers from the Period of the Aesthetic Movement to Art Deco and Style Moderne. Lutterworth. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7188-2291-0.
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