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Two Cherubs Building a Kiln (One of Ten Plaster Casts Depicting Scenes of Pottery from the Relief Frieze on the House of Arnold Böcklin's Brother, the Master Potter Walter Böcklin)
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Two Cherubs Building a Kiln (One of Ten Plaster Casts Depicting Scenes of Pottery from the Relief Frieze on the House of Arnold Böcklin's Brother, the Master Potter Walter Böcklin)

Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901) · 1866/71 · Gipsabguss

From the collection of Kunstmuseum Basel. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The plaster casts (Inv. P 6.1 – P 6.10) were taken from the terracotta reliefs that adorned the house of Walter Böcklin, brother of Arnold Böcklin, at Clarastrasse 17 in Basel as a frieze. The reliefs depict putti illustrating scenes from a pottery workshop. The representations were likely created in collaboration between the two brothers. It is assumed that the motifs were designed by Walter Böcklin, a master potter (Korte 1906). In the collection of the Kunstmuseum Basel, they are...

Kunstmuseum Basel’s own description
Credit lineZwei Putten einen Ofen bauend (einer von zehn Gipsabgüssen mit Szenen der Hafnerei aus dem Relieffries am Hause von Arnold Böcklins Bruder, dem Töpfermeister Walter Böcklin). 1866/71. Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901). Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf. Public domain.

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