Handmade sterling brooch by German American mid 20th century artist/jeweler, Carl Podszus; about 2-1/4" diameter; marked: "PODSZUS, STERLING, HANDWROUGHT; light surface wear, otherwise fine condition.

 

Carl Podzsus studied at the Kunst Akademie in Leipzig, Germany, the Art Students League (New York), the rhode Island School of Design, Pratt Institute, the Museum of Modern Art, R.C.A. Institute, and New York University, where he was Professor of Art and Art Education from 1946-1983.  In 1948 he received a fellowship to study with Baron Eric Fleming, Court Silversmith to the King of Sweden.

In 1955, he showed his jewelry at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.  His work (mostly paintings, I believe) is in major museums throughout the United States.

$250.00 (item #HP027)