A Private Collection of Danish Porcelain
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Vilhelm Theodor Fischer
"Vilhelm Theodor Fischer was painter. He was born 04.10.1857 in Holbaek, and died 24.10.1928 at Frederiksberg. His parents were painter Jens Vilhelm. Fischer and Johanne Frederikke Dithmer. On 06.12.1890 he married Vilhelmine (Ville) Marie Birgitte Ibsen (Ipsen) in Odense. She was born 09.15.1859 in Odense and died 12.10.1925 at Frederiksberg. She was the daughter of baker Niels Christian Hansur Gudmund Georg Ibsen and Mette Marie Hansen.
Vilhelm Theodor Fischer has exclusively painted animals and landscapes. In the beginning it was particularly livestock, he concentrated on, later he preferred wild birds. He liked the flat beach landscape with a low horizon, and he put gradually more and more emphasis on the animals' affinity with nature. His color scheme became over the years more and more impressionistic. As an employee of the porcelain factory he stressed to the flourishing of underglaze painting from around 1920s.
During his education he spent 3 years in apprenticeship with E. Schmiegelow; Technical Inststitute; Arts Academy Copenhagen, 1876-82. He travelled to Berlin, Dresden and Munich in 1892.
Vilhelm Theodor Fischer was employed at the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory as underglaze painter from 1894-1928; ...."
Information source: Kunstindex Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon
Artist: Vilhelm Theodor Fischer
Date of Production: November 1895
Unique Number: 5583
Height: 4 cm
Diameter: 30 cm
Motif: Zebras
Remarks: was sold to Greve Wedel in 1895 for
70 DKK. From the O.U. Weidner
Collection
KRC1184
Artist: Vilhelm Theodor Fischer
Date of Production: 18.04.1927
Unique Number: none
Height: 62 cm
Diameter: 38.5 cm
Motif: Seagull Vase
Remarks:
KRC0502
Artist: Vilhelm Theodor Fischer
Date of Production: May 1895
Unique Number: 5330
Height: 21,5 cm
Diameter: 13 cm
Motif: Picking ducks Vase
Remarks: Heat crack, was used as table lamp
(drilled at the side)
KRC0503
Artist: Vilhelm Theodor Fischer
Date of Production: 06.02.1925
Unique Number: none
Height: 53,5 cm
Diameter: 30 cm
Motif: Heron Vase
Remarks:
KRC0504
Artist: Vilhelm Theodor Fischer
Date of Production: 16.04.1922
Unique Number: none
Height: 43 cm
Diameter: 20,5 cm
Motif: Starling Vase
Remarks: Heat Crack at the side wall
KRC0505
Artist: Vilhelm Theodor Fischer
Date of Production: July 1895
Unique Number: 5440
Height: 29.5 cm
Diameter: 25 cm
Motif: Eider duck Vase
Remarks: Sold for 500 DKK
KRC0506
Artist: Vilhelm Theodor Fischer
Date of Production: September 1908
Unique Number: 10172
Height: 44 cm
Diameter: 20 cm
Motif: Eider duck Vase
Remarks: Sold for 100 DKK
KRC0507
Artist: Vilhelm Theodor Fischer
Date of Production: June 1910
Unique Number: 9863
Height: 26.5 cm
Diameter: 32.5 cm
Motif: Sheep at the shore
Remarks:
KRC0508
Artist: Vilhelm Theodor Fischer
Date of Production: 1896
Unique Number: none
Height: 30.5 cm
Diameter: 16.5 cm
Motif: Cat faces
Remarks:
KRC0509
Artist: Vilhelm Theodor Fischer
Date of Production: December 1903
Unique Number: 8759
Height: 7 cm
Diameter: 39.5 cm
Motif: Flying wild goose
Remarks: was sold for 250 DKK
KRC0510
Artist: Vilhelm Theodor Fischer
Date of Production: September 1910
Unique Number: 10500
Height: 35 cm
Diameter: 39 cm
Motif: Planter with geese
Remarks: From the collection of Mr. Weidner. Was
exhibited at the museum of Applied Arts
Cologne, 1992
KRC1229