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Artist:
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Bruno Paul
Werkstätten für Kunst stet Handwerk, Munich (est. 1897)
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Title:
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Samovar
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Date:
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1904
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Medium:
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Brass
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Dimensions:
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11 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (29.21 x 38.74 cm) (with tray)
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Credit Line:
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The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesota
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Location:
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Gallery 379
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Bruno Paul and Peter Behrens were among the first to embrace collaborations between designers and industry. This samovar is a courageous declaration of modernism, anticipating the spirit and ideal of the Bauhaus movement (1919-33) by some fifteen years. Its clean, uncluttered surface, mechanistic detailing (particularly the neck), and implied disdain of decoration result in a work of exceptional strength and presence, an early essay in functionalism.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Paul, Bruno
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Role:
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Designer
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Nationality:
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German
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Life Dates:
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German, 1874-1968
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Name:
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Werkstätten für Kunst stet Handwerk, Munich (est. 1897)
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Role:
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Manufacturer
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Object Description
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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Cast and wrought; kettle with liner, lid and tray
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Germany
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Accession #:
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98.276.97a-c
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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