6. Late RAVI-Kunst
5. June 2020
RAVI-Kunst was a 1940ies to 1970ies manufacturer of German Wall Figures located in Hamburg, in the north of Germany. Besides the Wall Plaques there were also very lovely jumping jacks. Ravi-Kunst came up with many motives that you do not find among Hellerkunst or Mertens Kunst items, for example a weather prophet dwarf with a huge toadstool hat. The name Ravi-Kunst comes from the surnames of the two young women who founded it, Erna Rath and Lisa Viertel.
On this page you’ll find the “younger” Ravi-Kunst products without the white paper stripe with the title on the back. Many of them also don’t have the stamp with the juggling dwarf on the back anymore.
Details: Erna Rath Hamburg Art Seventies 70s Hiking Boy Vest Blue Shirt Short Trousers Polka Dots Seven Miles Boots (German...
Details: Brothers Grimm Seniors Old Age Pensioners Donkey Ass Dog Cat Chicken Rooster Erna Rath Hamburg (German Wall Figure Fairy...
This is a beautiful light blue / dark blue color scheme, completed with Cinderella's blond hair. The head became larger,...
Details: Polka Dots Baby Pink Golden Color Crown Brothers Grimm (German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture Handicraft Antique Toy...
Details: Hansel and Gretel Raven Black Bird Apron Brothers Grimm (German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture Handicraft Antique Toy...
Details: Light Blue Apron Pinafore Brothers Grimm KHM 15 Gingerbread Cookies Holland Shoes (German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture...
In the 1960s childlike facial features appeared on many fairy tale wood pictures. That meant a bigger head, large eyes...
Details: Fire Brothers Grimm Additional Painting Erna Rath (German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture Handicraft Antique Toy Fretwork Vintage...
One of the great success wall figures were the red-blue goose girls. First with, later without base. ("Handgemalt Hamburg M/13...
Details: Brothers Grimm Blue Dress Doe German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture Handicraft Antique Toy Fretwork Decoration Plywood Vintage...
Details: Hamburg Art Ravi = Erna RAth and Lisa VIertel Dwarf Gnome Cute (German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture...
Details: Donkey Sack Brothers Grimm Golden Coins Rich Green Neck Scarf (German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture Handicraft Antique...
Details: Cat Brothers Grimm Feather Hat Red Shoes Messenger Bag (German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture Handicraft Antique Toy...
Hand-painted on plywood. I like the pleated skirt. (Kurt Suss German Wall Figure Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale Wood Picture Vintage...
Details: Cute Cuddly Toy Hamburg Art Lisa Viertel Erna Rath (German Wall Figure Wood Handicraft Antique Toy Fretwork Vintage Nursery...
With additional side painting. Details: Pull Toy German Wall Figure Rogue Decor Boy (German Wall Figure Wood Picture Handicraft Antique...
Details: Yellow Shoes Hans Christian Andersen Erna Rath Lisa Viertel (German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture Handicraft Antique Toy...
Hand-painted on plywood. Height: 22 cm. (Vintage Nursery Decor Brothers Grimm Princess Girl Crown Mädchen Prinzessin Krone)
Solid thick colors, that's what I love about Ravi-Kunst! One of the Cinderella series with Red Brick Stones. The Stones...
Details: Oriental Wilhelm Hauff German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture Handicraft Antique Toy Fretwork Decoration Plywood Vintage Nursery Decor...
Hand-painted on plywood. Heigt: 13cm. This is a part of a RAVI-Kunst key hanger.
Hand-painted on plywood, 21cm. I love Lisa Viertel's layer look. You can tell she was a tailor, too! (German Wall...
Hand-painted on plywood, 26cm. This wood figure reminds of happy girls in the fifties or sixties. The war years were...
The name RA-VI comes from the surnames of the founder ladies: Erna Rath and Lisa Viertel. The picture was taken...
Hand-painted on plywood. This wall figure belongs to the „cute animals“ - many manufacturers produced some of those. Look at...
Hand-painted on 4mm-plywood. Usually Ravi used 3mm-plywood.
Hand-painted on plywood. Again the red brick stones, adding to the vivid color scheme. This wood picture was meant for...
Hand-painted on 3mm-plywood. Red, yellow and light blue are a pretty color scheme, add the fresh green and you have...
Once again, the red brick stones, adding some color to this Mother Holle design. You also find it in the...
Hand-painted on plywood, 23cm. What I like about RAVI-Kunst is that they sometimes show unusual details or scenes of the...
Look at Gretel's colors: They are bright yet soft. I like that and the fact that Gretel is allowed to...
This is not the only RAVI-Kunst Snow White! I have seen about 10 different versions so far. (German Wall Figure...
Details: Brothers Grimm Self-Confident Without Base German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture Handicraft Antique Toy Fretwork Decoration Plywood Vintage...
Hand-painted on plywood. The classic Struwwelpeter in Ravi-Kunst style. (Shock Headed Peter // Heinrich Hoffmann).
Hand-painted on plywood. There are a couple of wall figures of the Struwwelpeter himself, but rarely any of the other...
You do not really see it here, but this is a rather large wood picture by Ravi-Kunst. (German Wall Figure...
Hand-painted on plywood. You can divide the motives of the children's wood pictures era in "fairy tale/no fairy tale". It's...
Hand-pained on 3mm-plywood. ("Ravi-Kunst Handgemalt Hamburg" / Only one stamp, no paper stripe)
Hand-painted on plywood, 23cm. From the 1960s onwards there was a tendency to show the faces on fairy tale wood...
Hand-painted on 3mm-plywood. There are two pinetree girls by Ravi: One with a flower, one with a bunny. They are...
Details: Holland Shoes Wolf Polka Dots German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture Handicraft Antique Toy Fretwork Decoration Plywood Vintage...
Hand-painted on 3mm-plywood. ("M/6 Sterntaler star-thaler" / Stamp only)
Details: Wilhelm Busch Prank Boys Nasty Friends Blond Hair Brown (German Wall Figure Fairy Tale Wood Picture Handicraft Antique Toy...
Hand-painted on wood with thick colors and much varnish. The title „Wichtelmaennchen“ means a cute dwarf, but this cute dwarf...