Walter
Manufacturer
Kämmer & Reinhardt
(German, 1886 - 1932)
Artist
Lewin-Funcke, Arthur
(German, 1866 - 1937)
Maker
Kraußer, Karl
(German)
Date1909
OriginGermany
MediumComposition head, mohair wig, full-jointed composition body and original clothing
Dimensions22 in. (55.9 cm)
ClassificationsDoll
Credit LineCarolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III Art Purchase Fund
Object number2019.2
Label TextKämmer & Reinhardt
(German, Waltershausen, 1885–1916)
Arthur Lewin-Funcke
(German, 1866–1958, sculptor of head)
Walter
Bisque porcelain head, painted; composition body with wood ball joints, about 1909
Marked: KR 102
Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III Art Purchase Fund, 2019.2
Kämmer & Reinhardt pioneered character dolls in 1909 with a baby doll. It was modeled after a bronze child’s head by German sculptor Arthur Lewin-Funcke. The factory owners purchased it from the artist at an art exposition in Berlin in 1908, together with a boy’s head. That plaster bust became the model for this rare doll’s head in bisque porcelain. The doll adheres closer to the life-like artist portrait than the boy doll with glass eyes modeled by French sculptor Albert Marque, displayed in this gallery.
Status
On view
