MID-20TH CENTURY VINTAGE SIGNED MODERNIST WHEEL-THROWN, HAND DECORATED with VARIEGATED GLAZE in COBALT BLUE featuring EPISODES of MUAVE, VIOLET, BURNT SIENNA, TEAL & CREAMY YELLOW OCHRE COLORS, SMALL, 4 1/4" in HEIGHT, CERAMIC VASE with THE APPEARANCE of GLASS, AMORPHIC, TURNED SHALLOW POURING SPOUT, SIGNED ILLEGIBLY by the ARTIST on BASEPLATE
[Offered for your review & consideration is this absolutely gorgeous & very well preserved,
signed mid-20th century vintage Modernist wheel-thrown & hand decorated vase, with variegated color glaze, that resembles glass, more than it does a glazed ceramic vessel. It's unfortunately, as is often the case with especially American Modernist art pottery, illegibly signed on its baseplate. It's however, clearly the work of an especially gifted & very talented ceramic artist, with its swirling glaze colors of cobalt blue, mauve, light violet & embedded episodes of teal & burnt sienna. The tumultuous, even violent looking surfaces resemble the kinetic, perpetually moving atmosphere of the planetary gas giant, Jupiter. The vase has a delicate, amorphic top opening with a thinly rolled edge. The pouring spout is uneven & organic. The vessel sits on a raised, cleated round base where the clay isn't glazed. The inside of the raised foot is glazed & where the signature is found. There's no noticeable, visible damage such as scuffs, abrasions, ceramic loss or hairline cracks. Incredibly beautiful. Fantastic.]
(Circa 1956-1974)
Mid-20th century vintage Modernist signed wheel-thrown & hand decorated ceramic vases with variegated glaze & glass-like appearance
DIMENSIONS:
4 ¼" Height x 4 ¾" Width x 1" rim Diameter
Weight: 11.5 oz.
DESCRIPTION:
Offered for your review and consideration is this absolutely gorgeous and very well preserved, signed mid-20th century vintage Modernist wheel-thrown and hand decorated vase, with variegated color glaze, that resembles glass, more than it does a glazed ceramic vessel. It's unfortunately, as is often the case with especially American Modernist art pottery, illegibly signed on its baseplate. It's however, clearly the work of an especially gifted and very talented ceramic artist, with its swirling glaze colors of cobalt blue, mauve, light violet and embedded episodes of teal and burnt sienna. The tumultuous, even violent looking surfaces resemble the kinetic, perpetually moving atmosphere of the planetary gas giant, Jupiter. The vase has a delicate, amorphic top opening with a thinly rolled edge. The pouring spout is uneven and organic. The vessel sits on a raised, cleated round base where the clay isn't glazed. The inside of the raised foot is glazed and where the signature is found. There's no noticeable, visible damage such as scuffs, abrasions, ceramic loss or hairline cracks. Incredibly beautiful. Fantastic.
CONDITION:
Very Good to Excellent overall vintage condition.