Marta PODOSKA-KOCH (1905–2003), Vase
ceramic; 11.5 cm
on the bottom, a sticker with the artist’s name, address, and the price of the work
She studied in Tadeusz Pruszkowski’s studio from 1929 to 1931. She was a member of the “Fourth Group,” founded by Pruszkowski’s students. In 1937, her works were exhibited at the Paris exhibition “Les femmes artistes d’Europe” as well as at the International Art Exhibition in Stockholm and Paris.
After the death of her husband, Home Army Second Lieutenant Władysław Koch (alias “Mistrz”), who fell in the Warsaw Uprising, Marta Koch settled in Zielonka, near Warsaw. She decided to continue her artistic career and make it her sole source of income. She worked in easel painting and glass painting, mosaics, applied graphics, and artistic ceramics. In the 1950s, she collaborated with the Włocławek Faience Factory.
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ceramic; 11.5 cm
on the bottom, a sticker with the artist’s name, address, and the price of the work
She studied in Tadeusz Pruszkowski’s studio from 1929 to 1931. She was a member of the “Fourth Group,” founded by Pruszkowski’s students. In 1937, her works were exhibited at the Paris exhibition “Les femmes artistes d’Europe” as well as at the International Art Exhibition in Stockholm and Paris.
After the death of her husband, Home Army Second Lieutenant Władysław Koch (alias “Mistrz”), who fell in the Warsaw Uprising, Marta Koch settled in Zielonka, near Warsaw. She decided to continue her artistic career and make it her sole source of income. She worked in easel painting and glass painting, mosaics, applied graphics, and artistic ceramics. In the 1950s, she collaborated with the Włocławek Faience Factory.