Nathalie Krebs

Nathalie Krebs (1954)

Johanne Nathalie Krebs ( August 5, 1895 in Aarhus - January 5, 1978 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish ceramic artist .

life and work

Nathalie Krebs studied chemistry . After completing her studies, she worked for the porcelain manufacturer Bing & Grøndahl in Copenhagen, which is now part of the Fiskars group, before setting up her own atelier with Gunnar Nyland in 1929 or 1930. From 1931 to 1968 she ran Saxbo, her own studio. Saxbo is considered to be the first atelier in Denmark to work with stoneware . Her experiments, which she undertook in this studio with shapes, firing and glazing techniques, are considered to be groundbreaking.

Awards

1937 Tagea Brandt Rejselegat
1951 Prinz Eugen Medal

Web links

Lilli Lehmann: Nathalie Krebs (1895-1978). Thanks Kvindebiografisk Leksikon, 2003, accessed on November 21, 2015 .

Individual evidence

↑ Tamara Préaud and Serge Gauthier: The art of ceramics in the 20th century . Edition Popp im Arena Verlag , Würzburg 1982, ISBN 3-88155-099-2 , p. 173 .

personal data
SURNAME	Cancer, Nathalie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cancer, Johanne Nathalie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish ceramic artist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 5, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH	Aarhus
DATE OF DEATH	5th January 1978
Place of death	Copenhagen

[1] Tamara Préaud and Serge Gauthier: The art of ceramics in the 20th century . Edition Popp im Arena Verlag , Würzburg 1982, ISBN 3-88155-099-2 , p. 173 .