RAVI-KUNST
10. August 2016
Ravi-Kunst was a 1940ies to 1960ies manufacturer of Wooden Fairy Tale Wall Figures located in Hamburg, in the north of Germany. Besides the Wall Plaques there were also very lovely jumping jack items being produced in what seems to have been not more than two decades. Ravi Kunst came up with motives of their own that you do not find among Hellerkunst or Mertens Kunst items, for example a weather prophet dwarf with a huge toadstool hat.
Christiane Dietz
This wood picture was shipped to the USA in the last century, and in 2019 it came back home. Hamburg...
At first glance I thought this was Hans in Luck. But the label on the back says it's a mean...
This wall figure belongs to the „cute animals“ - many manufacturers produced some of those. They never became that popular...
Here you have a cornucopia of cuteness details that make you look twice: The small feather hat, the dress with...
This is a beautiful Mother Holle, just look at the details: The shadows on the frilly bonnet, the red duvet...
Hand-painted on wood with varnish and rare. I am not absolutely sure it is Ravi-Kunst. Here the 4 that make...
Hand-painted on wood with thick colors and much varnish. The title „Wichtelmaennchen“ means a cute dwarf, but this cute dwarf...
A Smiling Fly Agaric Mushroom is a rare motive on Wooden Wall Figures. Ravi also did a version without mushroom-ears....
Early Ravi, rare, hand-painted on wood with varnish. Light blue with pink flowers - always a wonderful color scheme! And...
Rare, hand-painted on wood. The colors fit poor Cinderella, the patched up dress, too.
Cute and rare. It was supposed to become a part of a children's coat rack. Hand-painted on wood with varnish.
Hand-painted on wood and rare. Wonderful color scheme with the golden items and the pink-white dress.
On the back is a label sticker with "Little Red Riding Hood", which is obviously a mistake. Or there was...
This version with the grey dress is rare. Later on Ravi's favourite became the radiant red and blue goose girl....
This seems to be of a Kindergarten series by Ravi. On each of them you see toddlers, not school children....
This is early Ravi-Kunst - why? Look at the back. You will see the little paper scrap, that is proof...
One of the Cinderella Series with Red Brick Stones. The Stones make a nice contrast in the color scheme. Hand-painted...
The Seven Raven sister is most often wearing red or orange - see older Hellerkunst or Mertens-Kunst versions. A nice...
✧ Hand-painted on wood with varnish and nice thick colors. Rather rare with his turban and somewhat oriental appearance.
Very rare, hand-painted on wood, thick colors with varnish. Great color scheme with red, yellow and three shades of green....
Thinking about how fragile a child's soul can be, this motive is speaking of trust and quiet confidence. Holding this...
Hand-painted on wood with varnish. I like the high collar and the sleeves with the touch of orange. Early Ravi-Kunst...
Fly agaric mushrooms are very popular, and this one is breathtaking! The mushroom is smiling and he is 50% of...
Look at the fine lines and the shadows: Both are typical Ravi-Kunst and you will not find them on Mertens-Kunst...
There are at least four different Ravi-Kunst dwarfs with the same color scheme: Light blue dwarf, red mushroom. Always works...
EARLY RAVI, not too rare, hand-painted on wood. Gretel pulling her brother away from danger, a endearing idea.
Early Ravi-Kunst, hand-painted on wood with varnish. There are other producers with Little Peter as a wall figure, but only...
Wooden wall figures on water are rare, but they do exist. Kleur en Profiel and Mertens-Kunst did one, Hellerkunst even...
Red clothes are typical of your average rat catcher, but the green hat is quite unique. Typical Ravi-Kunst haptics are...
Some of the Puss’s in Boots have a messenger bag, but more often than not, not! 😄
The fairy tale Snow White and Rose Red is rare among wooden wall figures. Here is the one by Ravi-Kunst,...
One of the great success wall figures were the red-blue goose girls. First with, later without base. All of them...
One of the great success wall figures were the red-blue goose girls. First with, later without base. All of them...
Again the red brick stones, adding to the vivid color scheme. This wood picture was meant for a children's coat...
Hand-painted on 3mm-plywood. Normally ravens are shown on wood pictures when depicting the fairy tale "The Seven Ravens".
Count the eyes! No joke, that really makes a big difference in German Wall Figures. Most are depicted in profile...
✧ The classic Struwwelpeter in Ravi-Kunst style. Hand-painted on wood with varnish, rather rare.
Very rare, hand-pained on wood. Candles on wall figures are almost always beautiful, but unfortunately rare, too.
Hand-painted on wood with thick paint and a thick layer of varnish. A cute motive and rare, too.
There are two versions of this Snow White, one with light blue tunic and one with light pink tunic. Both...
The bunny racer by Ravi-Kunst came in different versions. This one was supposed to be on top of a coat...
This seems to be of a Kindergarten series by Ravi. On each of them you see toddlers, not school children....
This is rather early Ravi-Kunst. You can see the juggling dwarf on the back. And there is a base, which...
There are two versions of this Snow White, one with light blue tunic and one with light pink tunic. Both...
Red, yellow and light blue are a pretty color scheme, add the fresh green and you have a spring feeling....
The big red umbrella makes a nice contrast to the autumn colors and the rain. Hand-painted, like everything by Ravi,...
In Scandinavia people celebrate the Midsummernight. This wall figure is one of four, dedicated to the seasons. It is hand-painted...
Hand-painted on wood with varnish, very endearing and very rare. It belongs to the four seasons series by Ravi-Kunst.
This is what I love about this one: It seems to be an original Ravi-Kunst design! Although Ravi always had...
There are a couple of wall figures of the Struwwelpeter himself, but rarely any of the other "heroes" in that...
No, this is not the only Ravi-Kunst Snow White! I have seen almost 10 different versions so far. They are...
A red base, that's rare. The color scheme's beautiful here, what with the yellow bedspread and the baby blue canopy....
Once again, the red brick stones, adding some color to this Mother Holle design. You also find it in the...
Here we go again: Ravi-Kunst's red bricks! They are on the Cinderella fireplace and on Mother Holle's window (the modern...
This is a very unique identifier: I only know of one Little Red Riding Hood in Holland Shoes so far....
This is a beautiful light blue dark blue color scheme, completed with Cinderella's blond hair. Hand-painted on 3mm plywood and...
What I like about Ravi-Kunst is that they sometimes show unusual details or scenes of the fairy tales. This is...
Polka dot accessories became popular from the 1950s, especially those with fly agaric mushroom colors like this one.
I have known 9 different Ravi-Kunst Snow Whites so far. Which each new design came new variations of the dwarfs...
A rather grotesque dwarf, what with his naked head and his naked legs. Very unusual and very rare.
Ravi-Kunst added the striped socks, they loved to keep it a bit funny and playful. And they did each and...
I have known 9 different Ravi-Kunst Snow Whites so far. Which each new design came new variations of the dwarfs...
I have known 9 different Ravi-Kunst Snow Whites so far. Which each new design came new variations of the dwarfs...
I have known 9 different Ravi-Kunst Snow Whites so far. Which each new design came new variations of the dwarfs...
I have known 9 different Ravi-Kunst Snow Whites so far. Which each new design came new variations of the dwarfs...
I have known 9 different Ravi-Kunst Snow Whites so far. Which each new design came new variations of the dwarfs...
Again, it's the typical Ravi-style with fluent lines and quite a bit of humor. There are lute dwarfs by Heller...
One of the great success wall figures were the red-blue goose girls. First with, later without base. All of them...
Maybe this is supposed to be Anneli, Peter's sister. Early Ravi-Kunst, hand-painted on wood with varnish. There are other producers...
Max and Motitz are the bad boys by Wilhelm Busch. Hand-painted on wood, a very sturdy pull figure. I love...
Seven Parts is much for a Ravi-Kunst jumping jack. Normally you've got the body plus arms and legs. I have...
A lucky dwarf with the fly agaric hat and the lucky clover! Hand-painted on 3mm-plywood and rare.
This duck is a rather unique design, I have only seen it by Ravi-Kunst so far. Hand-painted on 3mm-plywood with...
All the jumping jacks by Ravi-Kunst had great quality! Each was hand-painted and had solid metal joints. I have not...
This Mister Punch seems to have been quite successfull, Ravi produced it in different color variations. I like this one...
Ravi-Kunst is always hand-painted, but this one is so perfect it seems to have been a special order. His history:...
This Mister Punch seems to have been quite successfull, Ravi produced it in different color variations. I like this one...
Sometimes you'll find little paper slips with numbers and letters on Ravi-Kunst's backsides, and they are really "googleable". Other producers...
It’s double cute: The bunny and the little chick on the apron. Hand-painted on wood with thick paint and varnish.
This wood figure reminds of happy girls in the 1950s and 1960s. The war years were over and the „Miracle...
All the jumping jacks by Ravi-Kunst had great quality! Each was hand-painted and had solid metal joints. I have not...
All the jumping jacks by Ravi-Kunst had great quality! Each was hand-painted and had solid metal joints. I have not...