"Empty Pocket The Pelicans F.gornik "
Superb empty pocket with a beautiful brown patina. Friedrich Gornik was born in 1877. Friedrich studied at the technical school in Villach, Austria. He then studied with Theodor Charlemont in Vienna. Friedrich then studied at the School of Applied Arts in Vienna. Friedrich Gornik was the first to create ceramic depictions of animals, as well as designs for vases and bowls. He then designed large plaster animal figures, based on zoological studies at the Tiergarten Schönbrunn and cast by other artists. During the First World War, Friedrich specifically created human figures and animal motifs for the “Kunstgruppe des kuk”. 
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