Limited Masterworks Wall Painting Irises

The unique beauty of our flora, such as these magnificent, colorful irises, is what inspires the MEISSEN porcelain painter Horst Bretschneider to create new virtuoso works of art time and again. Often using just a few colors, he is able to capture everyday impressions for us on porcelain during his walks or in his own garden. The decoration was created using a combination of elaborate underglaze and onglaze techniques in a total of three color firings. Underglaze painting, a genre with a long tradition in the manufactory, requires years of experience and the utmost precision. The paint is applied to the still porous body before the second firing, before the glaze seals the porcelain. The color immediately sinks into the absorbent material and corrections become impossible. Horst Bretschneider has masterfully reproduced the naturalness of a group of delicate irises in great detail. The delicate, long-stemmed flowers sway gently in the wind, with shrubs and the powdery blue of a summer afternoon in the background. The flower, also known as iris, fascinates him with the variety of colors and lightness of its blossoms. Named after Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, its delicate blossoms seem to float above the rigid, sword-shaped leaves. A snapshot of nature by a master of contemporary nature painting.