The artists endowed with creating a three-dimensional figurine from the drawings of the late Maria Innocentia Hummel (M.I. Hummel) are largely responsible for the most part in the tremendous popularity and excitement that collectors have enjoyed for many generations.
Have you ever wondered who the master sculptor was that took the sketches and drawings to bring life to them and mold them into a clay figure? Here is a list of those master sculptors I was able to locate who have contributed to the creation of these beautiful renderings. The following Hummel numbers listed are not all of the figurines, only those that I was able to find information about. Some of the HUM numbers show up more than once due to either a collaboration between the sculptors or a redesign of an older model by a later master sculptor. This list is updated periodically as more information becomes available and more models are released.
This page was updated on 23 May 2023.
M.I. Hummel and Sculptors by Mold Numbers
A 62-page companion document to this information including the HUM number, master sculptor, name of the item, the year it was designed or introduced and the number produced (where available) in Adobe Acrobat format can be downloaded here for free. This update includes an additional eleven pages of new information as well as the new Club figurines for the 47th Club year. Included also are the Beswick, Dubler and Olszewski Miniature Hummel figurines. The document was most recently updated on 23 May 2023.
| Sculptor | Work | Hummel # |
| Arthur Möller 1885-1972  |
1910 to 1957 |
Mel 6, Mel 7, HUM 1, II/1, 2, 2/III, 3/I, 4, II/4, 5, II/5, 6, 7, 7/0, 7/I, 7/X, 9, 11 2/0, II/11/0, 12, 15, 15/0, 16, II/16/I, 19, 20, 24, 25, 31, 34, 44A, 44B, 47, II/47/0, III/47/0, 47/II, 49 3/0, II/49, 49/0, 51, 51 3/0, 56/A, 56/B, II/57, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 79, 79/I, 81 2/0, 82 2/0, 85/III, 89, 92, 93, 94, 97, 98, 101, 106, 107, 109, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 129/III, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 135/III, 137 A, 137 B, 138, 139, 140, 141, 141 4/0, 142, 142 4/0, 143, 147, 152 A, 152 A 2/0, 152 B, 152 B 2/0, 153, 154/0, 157, 158, 159, 163, 165, 166, 168, 174, 175, 176, 179, 180, 181, 182, 184, 189, 190, 191, 198, 199/0, 200, 202, 203, 217, 220, 221, 223, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 302, 303, 306, 313, 317, 322, 324, 325, 329, 331, 337, 342, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810/A, 810/B, 811, 812/A, 812/B, 824/A, 824/B, 825/A, 825/B, 831, 832, 832/B, 834, 841, 842/A, 842/B, 851, 852/A, 852/B, 853/A, 853/B, 854, 904, 913, 947, 968 |
| Reinhold Unger 1880-1974  |
1915 to 1956 |
Mel 1, Mel 2, Mel 3, Mel 8, HUM 8, 10/I, 13, II/13/0, 4/A, 14/B, 17, II/17/0, 18, 21/0, 21/III, 22, 23/I, 24/I, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 A, 30 B, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43/0, 45/I, 46, 48, 50, 52, 53, II/53, 54, 55, 57, 57 2/0, 58 2/0, II/58, 59/I, 61/A, 61/B, 71, 71 2/0, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76/A, 76/B, 77, 80, 83, 84/0, 86, 87, 88/I, 94, 96, 104, 108, 110/0, 110/I, 111 3/0, 112 3/0, 114, 136/I, 144, 145, 146, 151, 155, 160, 161, 162, 164, 167, 172, 173, 177, 178, 183, 185, 186/III, 187, 187A, 188/0, 188/I, 192, 193, 194, 95 2/0, 196/0, 197 4/0, 201 2/0, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 213, 214 (214/A, 214/B, 214/C, 214/D, 214/E, 214/F, 214/G, 214/H, 214/J, 214/K, 214/L, 214/M, 214/N, 214/P), 218, 219, 222, 224, 225, 231, 234, 243, 247, 307, 328, 357, 358, 359, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810/A, 810/B, 811, 812/A, 812/B, 813, 824/A, 824/B, 825/A, 825/B, 831, 832, 832/B, 834, 841, 842/A, 842/B, 851, 852/A, 852/B, 853/A, 853/B, 854, 904, 913, 947, 968 |
| Erich Lautensack ?-? |
1937 | HUM 78, 100, 102, 103, 104 |
| Gerhard Skrobek 1922-2007  |
1957 to 1985 |
HUM 5, 17, 28, 51, 58 2/0, 65, 72, 78, 112, 119, 132, 136/I, 138, 142, 169, 170, 171, 182, 187, 194, 199, 218, 238/A, 238/B, 238/C, 239/D, 251, 256, 261 2/0, 261, 261 2/0, 261/I, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 269, 272, 292, 293, 294, 295, 300, 301, 304, 305, 308, 310 A, 311, 314, 315, 319, 320, 320/0, 323, 326, 327, 330, 332, 333, 334, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 343, 343/I, 344, 345, 346, 348, 349/0, 350, 351/0, 352, 353, 355, 356, 360/A, 360/B, 360/C, 363, 364, 365, 366, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396 2/0, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408/I, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417 418, 419, 420, 421 4/0, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426 3/0, 427 3/0, 428, 428/I, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 441, 442, 443, 446, 447, 448, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 461, 462, 463/0, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 487, 530, 532, 543, 566, 569, 571, 572, 618, 622, 623, 646, 667, 690, 730, 735, 736, 737, 738, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 763, 794/I, 2180, 2330 |
| Horst Ashermann | – 1955 – |
HUM 308, 314, 318, 412 |
| Karl Wagner 1900-1974  |
1936 to 1972 |
HUM 304, 309, 316, 322 |
| Helmut Wehlte | 1954 to 1960 |
HUM 307, 312/I, 321, 327, 328, 339, 340, 345 |
Theo R. Menzenbach |
Oct 1948 to Oct 1961 |
HUM 10, 13/V, 51/0, 114, 125, 172/0, 173/0, 177, 192, 193, 214/D/0, 246, 247, 301, 347, 361, 362, 362/I, 718 A, 718 B, 718 C, 718 D, 718 E, 720 |
| Maria Mueler | – 1982 – |
HUM 188 |
| Helmut Fischer 1950-?  |
1964 to 2008 |
HUM 296, 297, 298, 299, 301 2/0, 335/0, 341 3/0, 375, 395/0, 426, 427, 428, 435 3/0, 450, 486, 488, 489, 490, 493, 495, 498, 535, 536, 538, 539, 540, 541, 545, 548, 549, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557/0, 558/0, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 585, 586, 596, 597, 600, 605, 608, IV/608, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 619, 625, 626, 628, 629, 630, 632, 633, 634 2/0, 635, 638, 641, 642, 643, 645, 647, 648, 649, 658, 660, 662, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 676, 677, 678, 679, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 715, 720, 721, 722, 723, 726, 727, 729, 731, 732/I, 739/I, 750, 751, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 771, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788/A, 788/B, 790, 791, 793, 795, 796, 797, 799, 800, 805, 814, 815, 820, 822, 827, 828, 829, 830, 835, 836, 837, 838, 845, 846, 847, 855, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 900, 920, 922, 923, 960, 996, 997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2002/0, 2002/II, 2003 2/0, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2008/III, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2014/III, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2025/A, 2027, 2028, 2030, 2031, 2035, 2035/I, 2036, 2036/I, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2044, 2049/A, 2049/B, 2050/A, 2050/B, 2051/A, 2051/B, 2052, 2053, 2058/A, 2058/B, 2060, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2066, 2067/A, 2067/B, 2068/B, 2069/A, 2070, 2071, 2073/A, 2073/B, 2074, 2075, 2077/A, 2077/B, 2079/A, 2078/B, 2082, 2084/A, 2084/B, 2085, 2086, 2087/A, 2087/B, 2091, 2092, 2093, 2094, 2095, 2096(A-V), 2099/A, 2100, 2101/A, 2101/B, 2102/A, 2102/B, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107/A, 2107/B, 2108/A, 2108/B, 2110/A, 2111/A, 2113, 2116/A, 2116/B, 2120, 2124, 2125, 2129/A, 2130, 2132, 2134, 2135/A, 2135/C, 2135/D, 2135/E, 2135/F, 2135/G, 2135/H, 2135/J, 2135/K, 2135/L, 2135/M, 2135/N, 2136, 2143/A, 2143/B, 2148/A, 2148/B, 2154/A, 2154/B, 2165, 2173, 2175, 2181, 2182, 2183, 2184, 2187, 2190, 2194, 2199, 2200, 2205, 2209/A, 2209/B, 2214, 2215, 2227, 2246, 2249, 2250, 2255, 2257, 2258, 2259, 2261, 2262, 2266, 2267, 2268, 2269, 2270, 2271, 2272, 2275, 2276, 2279, 2280, 2281, 2282/A, 2282/B, 2283/II, 2295 |
| Rudolf Wittman | 1963 to 1981 |
HUM 118, 180, 231, 234 |
| Marion Huschka 1959-present  |
1976 to Now |
HUM 21/III, 71/III, 199/III, 200/III, 2008/III, 387/III, 399/III, 407, 532, 656, 908, 917, 927, 928, 950, 951, 1999, 2007/III, 2008/III, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2045, 2096(A-V), 2103/A, 2103/B, 2121, 2130, 2133, 2164, 2185, 2197, 2230, (2230/A, 2230/B, 2230/C, 2230/D, 2230/E, 2230/F, 2230/G, 2230/H, 2230/J, 2230/K, 2230/L, 2230/M, 2230/N, 2230/O, 2230/P, 2230/S, 2230/T), 2263, 2274, 2288, 2307, 2317, 2317/B, 2326, 2336, 2344, 2360, 2362, 2364, 2367, 2369, 2370, 2372, 2373, 2380, 2381, 2388/Z, 2390, 2391, 2392, 2393, 2394, 2395, 2396, 2397, 2412, 2415, 2416, 2417, 2418, 2420, 2422, 2423, 2426, 2427, 2428, 2431, 2433, 2434, 2439, 2441, 2442, 2446, 2447, 2448, 2449 |
Tamara Fuchs (Fox) |
? to Now |
HUM 9/II, 573 2/0, 929, 2000, 2010, 2026 2/0, 2060, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2115 4/0, 2154/A, 2154/B, 2175, 2200, 2203, 2204, 2230, (2230/A, 2230/B, 2230/C, 2230/D, 2230/E, 2230/F, 2230/G, 2230/H, 2230/J, 2230/K, 2230/L, 2230/M, 2230/N, 2230/O, 2230/P, 2230/S, 2230/T), 2232, 2241, 2254, 2282/A, 2282/B, 2287, 2302, 2306, 2323, 2324, 2325, 2327, 2329, 2330, 2375, 2384, 2385, 2386, 2388/Z, 2412, 2428, 2429, 2430, 2438, 2443, 2445 |
Anette Barth |
? to Now |
HUM 461, 656, 659, 835, 918, 918/Z, 926, 2068/A, 2122, 2200, 2212, 2230, (2230/A, 2230/B, 2230/C, 2230/D, 2230/E, 2230/F, 2230/G, 2230/H, 2230/J, 2230/K, 2230/L, 2230/M, 2230/N, 2230/O, 2230/P, 2230/S, 2230/T), 2258, 2259, 2269, 2282/B, 2302, 2306, 2313, 2321, 2351, 2363, 2374, 2375, 2376, 2377, 2379, 2383, 2387, 2389, 2395, 2410, 2412, 2413, 2435, 2437 |
| Sylvia Exner | ? to Now |
HUM 550, 661, 2414 |
| Guenter ? |
? to Now |
HUM 550, 2414 |
The more you learn about how and who created the little porcelain statues, the more you will enjoy and the more you will want to learn.
Note: A quick way to find a HUM number on the computer is to use the key combination of Ctrl+F on Windows or Cmd+F on an Apple.
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