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Herman August Kähler, usually known as Herman A. Kähler, (6 March 1846 – 16 November 1917) was a Danish ceramic designer and manufacturer who ran the Kähler ceramic factory ('' Kählers Keramiske Værksted'') in
Together with his younger brother Carl Frederik Kähler, he took over the running of the factory in 1872. Carl became responsible for producing
Herman August Kähler Pottery, Nestved (on Zealand) 1839-1974
Article in CeramicsToday written by Tove Jespersen with several illustrations. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kahler, Herman A. 1846 births 1917 deaths 19th-century Danish ceramists 20th-century Danish ceramists Danish potters People from Næstved Municipality Danish businesspeople
Herman August Kähler, usually known as Herman A. Kähler, (6 March 1846 – 16 November 1917) was a Danish ceramic designer and manufacturer who ran the Kähler ceramic factory ('' Kählers Keramiske Værksted'') in Næstved
Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark.
Næstved has several adult education centers, five elementary schools - and has at least one of each type of the fou ...
, Denmark. His daughter Sigrid
Sigrid is a Scandinavian given name for women from Old Norse ''Sigríðr'',
composed of the elements ''sigr'' "victory" and ''fríðr'' "beautiful".
Common short forms include Siri, Sigga, Sig, and Sigi. An Estonian and Finnish variant is Siiri ...
married the painter L.A. Ring.
Early life
Kähler was the son of Joachim Christian Herman Kähler (1808-1884) from theDuchy of Holstein
The Duchy of Holstein (german: Herzogtum Holstein, da, Hertugdømmet Holsten) was the northernmost state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It originated when King Christian I of Denmark had hi ...
who established a pottery workshop in Næstved in 1839. Herman attended the Technical School in Copenhagen (1864–65) while studying privately under Herman Wilhelm Bissen
Herman Wilhelm Bissen (13 October 1798 – 10 March 1868) was a Danish sculptor.
Biography
Bissen was born at Schleswig in the Duchy of Schleswig. He was the son of Christian Gottlieb Wilhelm Bissen (1766-1847), a farmer, and Anna Margret ...
. Thereafter he travelled to Germany, Switzerland and Paris, returning to Næstved at the end of 1867.
Career
Together with his younger brother Carl Frederik Kähler, he took over the running of the factory in 1872. Carl became responsible for producing faience
Faience or faïence (; ) is the general English language term for fine tin-glazed pottery. The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an oxide of tin to the slip of a lead glaze, was a major a ...
while Herman specialized in manufacturing tiled stoves. In 1875, after Carl withdrew, Herman built a new factory on the town's outskirts where he produced both stoves and pottery.
As a result of his collaboration with the artist Vilhelm Klein
Vilhelm Klein (6 March 1835 – 10 February 1913) was a Danish architect who adopted the Historicist approach, frequently emulating the so-called Rosenborg style and the Italian Renaissance style.
Early life
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark as the ...
, Kähler became interested in obtaining the red lustre glaze known as maiolica
Maiolica is tin-glazed pottery decorated in colours on a white background. Italian maiolica dating from the Renaissance period is the most renowned. When depicting historical and mythical scenes, these works were known as ''istoriato'' wares ...
which had been produced in Gubbio
Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines.
History
The city's origins are very ancient. ...
, Italy, in the 16th century. In 1888 he succeeded, developing the now famous ruby glaze known as Kähler red. The designer Karl Hansen Reistrup
Frederik Karl Kristian Hansen Reistrup (22 April 1863 – 18 March 1929) was a Danish sculptor, illustrator and ceramist. Reistrup is remembered for his important contribution to ceramics in particular for the ceramics he produced for Herman A. ...
(1863–1929) soon joined the enterprise, assisting in the production of finely formed, artistically decorated items, especially vases. Thanks to Reistrup's designs, Kähler's ceramics achieved considerable success both at the Great Nordic Exhibition held in Copenhagen in 1888 and at the Exposition Universelle held the following year in Paris. A number of other artists began to design items for the Kähler factory, including Thorvald Bindesbøll
Thorvald Bindesbøll (21 July 1846 – 27 August 1908) was a Danish National romantic architect, sculptor and ornamental artist. He designed the Dragon Fountain, Copenhagen (''Dragespringvandet'') and is perhaps best known as the creator of t ...
, H. A. Brendekilde
Hans Andersen Brendekilde (7 April 1857 – 30 March 1942) was a Danish painter.
Biography
Brendekilde grew up in Braendekilde, a small village close to Odense on the island of Funen. He was a distant relation of Hans Christian Andersen, the fam ...
, L.A. Ring and Svend Hammershøi. Their contributions further enhanced the firm's international success.
Kähler died in Næstved in 1917. His son Herman Hans Christian Kähler (1876-1940) who had taken over management of the factory in 1901 continued to run the enterprise.
References
External links
Herman August Kähler Pottery, Nestved (on Zealand) 1839-1974
Article in CeramicsToday written by Tove Jespersen with several illustrations. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kahler, Herman A. 1846 births 1917 deaths 19th-century Danish ceramists 20th-century Danish ceramists Danish potters People from Næstved Municipality Danish businesspeople