RARE ERIK PLOEN 1950 ART POTTERY STUNNING LARGE HAND PAINTED VASE JUG PITCHER WITH BEUATIFUL LANDSCAPE, HORSES AND THE GOAT.
IN GOOD CONDITION BUT 2 TINY CHIPS
NEAR THE HANDLE, AND SMALL CHIP AT THE BASE. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.
Erik Pløen one of the leading figures of modern Norwegian ceramics. An artisan with an
unusually varied artistry, he constantly experimented with new shapes and
glazes.
At the age of 16, Erik Pløen (1925–2004) started as
an apprentice in the pottery workshop of Schneider & Knutzen. His first
years there were both difficult and educational. In 1943/44,
Pløen left
the company, and in 1946 he established his own workshop in Asker. Two years
later, he moved to Stange, where he and co-workers manufactured tin-glazed
earthenware. Because of the success of his workshop, Pløen was given a more
administrative function with responsibilities for accounting and packaging. In
1956, he took a sabbatical to experiment with stoneware pottery.
In the
autumn of 1957, Pløen sent his first stoneware collection to Föreningen
Brukskonst's autumn exhibition. It was adopted in its entirety and was later
featured at the exhibition Formes Scandinaves at the Louvre in Paris in 1958.
Pløen’s early stoneware showed similarities to both Axel Salto and Kåre Berven
Fjeldsaa. But eventually, he became interested in powerful, thrown, and modeled
forms. The decorations were carved into the clay, and the glaze came in earthy
colors in blue, green and reddish tones.
Through hard
work and exhibitions, Erik Pløen thrived. His big breakthrough came with a
separate exhibition at Norway Designs in Oslo in 1959. In the same year, he
received a state scholarship for applied arts, and Georg Jensen in New York
presented his works for the American market. Pløen gained international
recognition in 1961 when he was awarded the prestigious Nordic Lunning Prize.
As a result of the award, he became an intern at the chemistry department at
The Royal Porcelain Factory in Copenhagen.