Elisabeth and Adelgunde Krippel
The sisters Elisabeth Krippel (* 1901 in Vienna ; † 1995 ibid) and Adelgunde "Gundi" Krippel (* 1900 in Vienna; † 1986 in Munich ) were artistic sisters who worked together as ceramic artists for some time. They were the nieces of the famous sculptor Heinrich Krippel .
Time together
The Krippel sisters were the daughters of an Austro-Hungarian officer and spent their childhood in Sarajevo . They visited the Wienerberger Werkstättenschule for ceramics at Obsieger's , where they first met Rudolf Knörlein . Both studied from 1918–23 at the Vienna School of Applied Arts under Witzmann (1918/19), Schufinsky (1919/20), Boehm (1920/21) and Powolny (1921–23). They both graduated with diplomas. Last year Elisabeth Krippel also studied one year with the chemist Emmerich Selch. At that time, people were looking for the turquoise glaze that was so typical of Chinese ceramics. She succeeded in such a glaze test, which was a sensation.
The sisters came to the Scheibbs clay industry together with Rudolf Knörlein in 1923 and stayed until 1924. Gundi made fruit bowls there, which were a big hit until the 1950s. Elisabeth submitted the resignation because the owner, Ludwig Weinbrenner, although married, was courting her. Adelgunde left Scheibbs with her sister and both went back to Vienna.
Separate time
Since the sisters in Vienna did not have a kiln, their time in ceramics was short-lived. Elisabeth Krippel still worked for Vally Wieselthier , but later switched to painting restoration and was head of the restoration workshop in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna during World War II . She never married and lived alone in Vienna until her death.
In Vienna, Gundi Krippel made a few large pots for Ford and a great figure for the coffee house where the Hoffmann group met. Her uncle, the sculptor Heinrich Krippel , of whom large statues can be seen everywhere in Ankara , received many commissions from Ataturk . In 1930/31 she created a life-size, oval relief for the water courtyard of the palace of Kemal Pascha Ataturk in Ankara , which was produced in Vienna, possibly burned in the arts and crafts school. In the specialist literature this is incorrectly attributed to Gudrun Baudisch , who also worked in the palace. Baudisch made the counterpart, Gundi Krippel the original.
Adelgunde was in a relationship with the painter Faistauer for many years and also lived in Priel. Since Faistauer's wife did not divorce, there was no fulfillment for this connection and ended with Faistauer's death. She then had a lot of work to do with the artistic legacy of Faistauer, later married the art historian Degenhart, who lives and works in Munich , and died in Munich in 1987.
Elisabeth and Adelgunde in the judgment of contemporaries
Powolny about Elisabeth 1924:
"She modeled and turned freehand pottery [...] is a ceramist with technical skill."
Selch about Elisabeth:
"Production and decoration of pottery and earthenware, muffle decoration and porcelain."
Powolny about Adelgunde 1922:
"She modeled and turned freehand pottery."
Powolny about Adelgunde 1923:
"[...] worked with great skill on pottery and modeled original ceramics."
Exhibitions
- Werkbund exhibition Vienna, ceramic niche figure, 1930 (Adelgunde Krippel)
literature
- Hans Hagen Hottenroth: Tonindustrie Scheibbs 1923–1933, Scheibbser Keramik 1937. Scheibbs 1994, self-published.
- Hans Hagen Hottenroth: Ceramic Museum Scheibs - an introduction and overview of the museum. Scheibbs 2007.
