Original Sasha Doll Brunette Vintage

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Original Sasha Doll Brunette Vintage :
$275.00

Very collectible and rare.
Beautiful and in absolutely amazing condition , with wrist tag, dress, tights, headband and shoes. Approx 16 inches. Displayed for a very short time only. Never played with. From a smoke-free home. Doll is awesome, with only a few small stains on the back of the dress (please see photos). I believe this particular doll was made in England (between 1966-1986) though itdoes not appear to be marked.Sasha dolls are highlycollectibleand there is a lot of information about them online. We are not professional doll collectors and we make every effort tothoroughlyresearch all our items prior to listing them, but we also strongly encourage prospective buyers to do their own research as well. We are happy to provide additional photos if requested. A rare find and a fantastic addition to any collection.PayPal only. Thanks

Sasha dolls are a type and series of doll created by Swiss artist anddoll makerSasha Morgenthaler (1893–1975), produced in Germany and the United Kingdom beginning in the late 1960s. Popular with collectors, Sasha dolls are characterized by their individualism, their realistic expressions, their unique color, and the extreme attention to detail in the manufacture of the dolls as well as their clothes. It is said by Juliette Peers that: \"Sasha dolls are renowned for possessing a solid intellectuality, despite their bizarre origins as representations of holocaust victims.\"[1] Morganthaler created face sculpts for her dolls with subtle expressions to not dictate artificially exaggerated smiles, her concern that children surviving the horrors of WWW II would not relate to dolls so happy in times of terror. Morganthaler, herself, \"When she was sad, she did not like her dolls uncompromising smiles. Once she grabbed a nail file and scraped off her doll\'s false grin...\" In her own words, \"No grotesque caricature can awaken a child\'s true feelings. A piece of wood, barely carved, is far superior to a conventional doll with an exaggerated smile.\"[2]
Sasha Morgenthaler was an artist working most often in sculpture and paint, her early life was enriched by visits to the von Sinner family home from great artists such as Paul Klee, who supervised her artistic education and introduced Morganthaler to members of the Der Blaue Reiter such as Wassily Kadinsky. Paul Klee orchestrated Morganthaler\'s entry to the School of Fine Arts at Geneva. Morganthaler married fellow artist Ernst Morganthaler.[3] Morgenthaler decided in the 1960s to mass-produce dolls at reasonable prices after years of making dolls herself for the studio, on commission, and for private individuals. Two companies were licensed to produce the dolls: Götz in Germany and Frido (later Trendon) in the UK. Production in Germany ran from 1965 to 1969 and from 1995 to 2001, while the UK production ran from 1966 to 1986.
Dolls were produced in different styles, wearing different clothes, and with subtle variations (mostly in painting) that individualize and particularize each. Asymmetrical and made of hard vinyl with elastic stringing enabling them to take poses, Sasha dolls are characterized by a serious, open expression that seems to make them more adaptable to imaginative play than if they were forever smiling.
Morgenthaler\'s original idea was for the dolls to represent an image of universal childhood, so from the beginning of mass-production, the vinyl was coffee-coloured so that they would not appear to belong to any one ethnic group. In the early 1970s, black dolls were introduced, first in an extremely dark complexion, then in a lighter complexion in the latter part of the decade. Around 1980, the \"skin\" tone of most of the \"Caucasian\" dolls was lightened.
Dolls come in girl, boy, baby, and (beginning in the last production cycle) toddler versions. Girl and boy dolls are 16 inches or so tall, while babies and toddlers are 11–12 inches. Babies have curved arms and legs and do not stand. When first introduced, baby dolls were sexed with stylised genitals, but the practice was discontinued. Dolls have rooted hair in brown, blonde, red, or black, though some \"limited edition\" dolls had wigs. Clothes sets were available, though some clothes came only with the purchase of a doll and were not available separately.
The generic name for the dolls is \"Sasha\" after their creator. Some dolls have their own names, however. During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, \"Caucasian\" boy dolls were known as \"Gregor,\" black girl dolls were known as \"Cora,\" and black boy dolls were known as \"Caleb.\" When production resumed in 1995, many of the dolls were given individual names by the manufacturer, but all are still identified by the collective name of \"Sasha.\"
Now that production has ceased, the dolls are becoming more and more collectible. The rarest ones can fetch high prices on sale sites such as and from individual dealers. Various generations of Morganthaler\'s Sasha dolls are available for viewing at the Puppenmuseum Sasha Morganthaler in Switzerland. Here visitors may also view related archival holdings and other works of art by Morganthaler.
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