JUMBO Rare 32\" Goebel Hummel \"Apple Tree Boy\"
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JUMBO Rare 32\" Goebel Hummel \"Apple Tree Boy\" :
$4995.00
RARE Jumbo Hummel
\"Hard to Find”
1. Apple Tree Girl - #141X G/V (5)
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Here is the History:
ThisHummel figurines is very rare and incredibly detailed. It is approximately 32” tall making itamong the rarest and most expensive of the Hummels ever produced. This modelswas originally crafted by master sculptor Arthur Moeller between 1935 and 1940.And, like all of Goebel’s Hummel figurines, it is based on the artwork ofSister Maria Innocentia Hummel.
Sister Hummel was born Berta Hummel in the smallvillage of Massing, Bavaria in 1909. Early in life, Berta’s parents recognizedand fostered her artistic talent. Berta’s mother described her as a “lovable,blond-haired, beautiful child, extremely lively. Most of all she liked topaint... a bunch of pretty flowers, a pleasing child’s face, a beautifulevening mood, an autumnal forest. All these things could delight her and shewould stand and look and look, for what seemed like an eternity.” By the timeshe was ten years old, classmates were begging her to draw caricatures of them.When she was twelve, Berta attended the Institute of English Sisters – aboarding school where her artistic talent was further developed. Aftergraduating from the Institute, Berta enrolled in the prestigious Academy ofApplied Arts in Munich. There, she lived in a boardinghouse with two nuns whohad come to Munich to train as art teachers. In 1931, Berta graduated from theacademy at the top of her class. She was asked to stay and teach there, but,influenced by the life of the nuns in her boardinghouse, Berta decided insteadto enter the Franciscan Convent of Siessen.
While at the convent, Berta continued pursuingher art along with her other responsibilities. Berta painted mostly religiousworks there, but never stopped sketching children – especially the children atSt. Anna, a girls school near the convent where Berta taught art. In 1931,Berta took the name Maria Innocentia. The sisters in the convent recognized hertalent and encouraged her to work to get her artwork in front of a wideraudience. Her work was sent to a Munich publishing house that specialized inreligious art, where the works were published as postcards. Subsequent sales ofSister Hummel’s art helped fund the convent’s teaching and missionary efforts.In 1934, a collection of her art was published in a book titled, “DasHummel-Buch.” It was this book that caught the attention of Franz Goebel, theowner of W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik, a German porcelain factory.
Goebel dates back to 1871, when Franz DetleffGoebel founded the company in the German village of Oeslau. First producingitems like slates and pencils, the firm installed its first kiln in 1879. WhenFranz’s son, William, joined him in the business, the two dedicated themselvesto the production of fine porcelain. The company soon expanded to makedinnerware and figurines. When William’s grandson, Franz, became owner of thecompany in 1929, he began looking for a way to save the business, which wasstruggling during the economic downturn in Germany following WWI. When one ofthe factory’s workers showed Franz “Das Hummel-Buch,” he was struck with anidea that he thought could save his business. Knowing that idyllic figurines ofmirthful children would appeal to German residents yearning to return tohappier times, Franz commissioned his sculptors to make figurines based onSister Hummel’s art. He then presented these figurines to Sister Hummel with aproposal to grant him the exclusive rights to the three-dimensional depictionsof her art work. Sister Hummel agreed, and began working with the Goebelsculptors to develop the new line of figurines. The figurines were firstintroduced in 1935 at the Leipzig Spring Fair, a major international tradeshow, where they became an immediate success.
TheNazi regime, which was consolidating its power in Germany at the time,disapproved of Sister Hummel’s art. Adolf Hitler himself even attacked herwork, condemning what he felt was her portrayal of German children as soft andweak. In 1940, the Nazis closed all of the Franciscan schools and occupied theConvent of Siessen. During this period, Sister Hummel was confined to a smallbedroom that doubled as her studio. Food was scarce during the occupation, andthe winters were especially harsh. Sister Hummel’s health began to decline, andshe never fully recovered. In 1946, at the age of 37, she died of tuberculosis.After WWII, Sister Hummel’s figurines gained considerable popularity in theU.S. when returning serviceman brought them home as souvenirs for loved ones.Today, Sister Hummel’s artistic legacy lives on as Hummel figurines continue tobe highly sought by collectors around the world.
JUMBO Rare 32\" Goebel Hummel \"Apple Tree Boy\" :
$4995.00