RARITY Vintage 1950s mid century Bauhaus brass watering can by designer Carl Aubock.
Carl Auböck II (1900 – 1957) continued practising in the workshop of his father and began to introduce design changes that led the company towards the direction of Modernist Design, for which the workshop would be known. He first joined his father’s workshop in 1925 after studying painting at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. He also attended art courses at the Bauhaus 1919-1921 under Johannes Itten, a Swiss expressionist painter and designer. He became a leading figure of Austrian modernism. After World War II, he further expanded the workshop, which was supported by the design demands of the American occupying force. Auböck adopted a strategy where a basic design had manifold varieties so that more than 500 new objects were produced in the workshop from 1946 to 1950.These designs were influenced by Bauhaus modernism. His works on smaller household and office objects during this period made Auböck a cult hero among his contemporaries. In 1954, Auböck was awarded four gold medals during the Milan Triennale for designing a range of stylized metalware. Aside from his metal ware designs, Auböck is also known for his watercolor paintings.
- Material – stainless steel
- Measurements – 11 x 30 cm
- Condition – good / see images / some patina on the surface / see images.
