Porcelain panel with floral still life
Nigg Joseph (1782-1863)
Around 1830
Nigg Joseph (1782-1863)
Porcelain panel with floral still life
Around 1830
Porcelain, painting
Frame 51 x 62 cm.
Composition of flowers in the basket on a marble bracket in the garden.
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, Vienna.
Joseph Nigg is an Austrian painter specializing in porcelain painting.
He was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. From 1800 to 1843, he worked as the chief artist of the Viennese porcelain factory. In 1818, in honor of the centenary of the founding of the factory, he was particularly noted as a leading painter who read and preserve traditions. In the age of the beadmaker, flower paintings on porcelain plates became very popular. They were considered a universal gift in diplomatic circles, and as collectibles of the time.
Joseph was offered a special class to teach painting at the porcelain factory, which shows the importance of the genre. The students drew only from nature, as mastery was not only in pure perfection
the technical skills needed to create such large objects, but also in confidence.
Nigg quickly became the leading porcelain artist in Vienna. His work was a continuation and at the same time an adaptation of the Dutch flower still-life loved in Vienna by Waldmüller.
In 1851, one of Nigga’s works, thirty inches tall, was awarded a gold medal at the London Exhibition on behalf of the Vienna factory.
Porcelain panel with floral still life
Around 1830
Porcelain, painting
Frame 51 x 62 cm.
Composition of flowers in the basket on a marble bracket in the garden.
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, Vienna.
Joseph Nigg is an Austrian painter specializing in porcelain painting.
He was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. From 1800 to 1843, he worked as the chief artist of the Viennese porcelain factory. In 1818, in honor of the centenary of the founding of the factory, he was particularly noted as a leading painter who read and preserve traditions. In the age of the beadmaker, flower paintings on porcelain plates became very popular. They were considered a universal gift in diplomatic circles, and as collectibles of the time.
Joseph was offered a special class to teach painting at the porcelain factory, which shows the importance of the genre. The students drew only from nature, as mastery was not only in pure perfection
the technical skills needed to create such large objects, but also in confidence.
Nigg quickly became the leading porcelain artist in Vienna. His work was a continuation and at the same time an adaptation of the Dutch flower still-life loved in Vienna by Waldmüller.
In 1851, one of Nigga’s works, thirty inches tall, was awarded a gold medal at the London Exhibition on behalf of the Vienna factory.