Heinz Werner (1928 - 2019) — Auction
Heinz Werner was a German painter, graphic artist and porcelain artist. He lived and worked in Coswig and Meissen in Saxony.
Together with Ludwig Zepner and Peter Strang, he founded the Collective Artistic Development Department of the Meissen Manufactory.
Heinz Werner designed around 100 modern Meissen décors, including such popular ones as 1001 Nights, Midsummer Night's Dream, Blue Orchid on Branch and Hunter's Latin. Heinz Werner also created numerous unique pieces for the Meissen manufactory. There are several murals made of Meissen porcelain by the artist on and in public buildings. He mastered all artistic techniques. In addition to working with porcelain as a material, he especially cultivated watercolour, chalk and painting with oil and acrylic paints.
