A Private Collection of Danish Porcelain
Focus on Uniques of the Art Nouveau
Marianne Høst
Marianne Mathea Høst was a painter. she was born 03.06.1865 in Thisted, died 14/11/1943 at Saunte in Copenhagen.Her parents were book trader and bookbinder Rudolph Høst and Anne Sophie Schou.
Marianne Høst was one of Arnold Krog's first employees at underglaze painting at the Royal. Porcelain, where she completed numerous unicas. She also worked in paralell on oil paintings. Her subjects include landscapes, interiors and genre motifs. These were at that time very popular motifs similar to those she worked with as a porcelain painter. She proved to have a very special skills and a good sense of color.
She was educated at the Drawing and Applied Art School. for Women in 1883 by Marie Luplau and Emilie Mundt Malersk. Then further at the Royal Porcelain Kunstakademy in February 1890 (Viggo Johansen). She painted at the Royal Copenhagen factory from 1885 on until 1904. In 1907-1909 also in Meissen.
Main information source: Kunstindex Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon
Artist: Marianne Høst
Date of Production: September 1892
Unique Number: 3589
Height: 43,5 cm
Diameter: 28 cm
Motif: Art Nouveau styled vase with pink
flamingos
Remarks: Was sold to Mr. Hall for 80 DKK
Artist: Marianne Høst
Date of Production: July 1887
Unique Number: none
Height: 22,5 cm
Diameter: 12 cm
Motif: Butterfly Vase with green and golden
leaves
Remarks: Typical colors in green and gold trim for
this time. Marianne´s blue painter
number 46 was used for this early piece
Artist: Marianne Høst
Date of Production: December 1887
Unique Number: none
Height: 19,5 cm
Diameter: 13,5 cm
Motif: Wine grapes Vase with blue and golden
leaves and grapes. Bottom ring with
butterflies
Remarks: Typical colors in blue and gold trim for
this time. Marianne´s blue painter
number 46 was used for this early piece
Artist: Marianne Høst
Date of Production: February 1889
Unique Number: 1071
Height: 3 cm
Diameter: 30 cm
Motif: Withe and blue blossoms with golden
rims. Golden bugs on green leaves
Remarks: Typical colors in blue and gold trim for
this time. Low unique number for this
early piece. Sold to Mrs. Callum 1894
for 40 DKK.
Artist: Marianne Høst
Date of Production: May 1899
Unique Number: 7160
Height: 26,5 cm
Diameter: 32 cm
Motif: Peacocks
Remarks: Was sold in 1899 to Princess Dagmar,
the former Empress of Russia, who was
married to Tzar Alexander III for 350
DKK
Artist: Marianne Høst
Date of Production: January 1903
Unique Number: 8447
Height: 2 cm
Depth: 21 cm
Width: 28 cm
Motif: Ducklings
Remarks: Was sold for 50 DKK
Artist: Marianne Høst
Date of Production: April 1899
Unique Number: 7095
Height: 47 cm
Diameter: 32 cm
Motif: Pikes
Remarks: was drilled and used as Vase lamp. Sold
for 600 DKK
Artist: Marianne Høst
Date of Production: October 1890
Unique Number: 2165
Height: 13 cm
Width: 15 cm
Depth: 7,5 cm
Motif: Lily blossom
Remarks: Lid is missing. Was sold to Mr. Cadosa
at the Paris store for 100 DKK