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 Porcelain artist and
founder of Jewell Phillips Studio in Uvalde, Texas, began collecting,
compiling into book form, and publishing C. Klein studies in 1967.
Her love for porcelain art, combined with her desire to share this Old
Master naturalistic style of painting with her pupils and other artists,
encouraged her to begin publishing these antique postcards and
studies. In 1983, she incorporated her studio, including her
daughters, Jeanne Gambill and Annyelee Smith, and continued publishing the
books until her death in 1989. The studio continues to be family-operated, previously owned
by John and Annyelee Smith, and now owned by their daughter, Vicki Dawson
of Powell, Tennessee.
In addition to volume discounts, dealer discounts may be obtained by request. We will also be happy to furnish you with names of dealers who carry our books in the state or country closest to you.
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These Catherine Klein
Reproductions are now available in 34 different books, each containing ten
full-color pages printed on one side only on quality cardstock. In
addition to Catherine Klein studies, we have included reproductions of
antique postcard and studies from other Old Masters. These studies
are used extensively by porcelain artists, oil painters, and
watercolorists, both in the United States and abroad.
was born
in Berlin, Prussia (what is now Germany) on November 4,
1861. She attended the Art School in Berlin and painted flower
pictures, eventually in "gouche" (opaque watercolor). Her best work
seems to have been done between 1890-1900. Although there were
thousands of painters in the art centers of Berlin, Munich, Dresden,
Dusseldorf and Nurenberg in the 1890's, Catherine Klein became the best
known flower painter because her work appeared in print. Art
teachers then began using C. Klein pictures for models, as we do
today. She added birds and then fruit to her painting, all
naturalistically shown. She then became known as "the" rose
painter.
Although little is
known of her personal life, we are grateful she was so prolific in her
artistic endeavors. When teachers strive to teach color,
composition, and perspective to pupils, there is no greater aid than to
have a C. Klein study to observe. As artists of today, we are so
fortunate to have these C. Klein studies as models for our naturalistic
painting.