MJ Hummel Goebel Wayside Harmony 111 3/0 1938 WGermany Figurine

Dimensions 🌼 The height of the figurine is 3-3/4 in (9.5 cm), the dimensions of the base are 2-5/8 in * 1-3/4 in (6.7 cm * 4.3 cm). Condition 🌼 Excellent condition, no chips or cracks. Description 🌼 A charming blond boy in a traditional German suit sits on a fence next to a bird. The figurine was made based on the drawings of M.J. Hummel in West Germany. Bertha Hummel (who changed her name to Maria Innocentia) lived less than forty years, but left an indelible mark on art thanks to the fact that, based on her drawings dedicated to children, they established the production of figurines that preserved the original style of the artist. Franz Goebel, who then owned the manufactory "W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik GmbH & Co», having seen her drawings, decided to create a series of small painted figures based on them in 1934. The figures became extremely popular, at least one of them could be found in every second German family. American soldiers who were in the occupation zone bought them as souvenirs and exported them en masse overseas, where these figures also became widespread.