Marguerite Wildenhain - Pond Farm Vase

A Pond Farm studio pottery vase by American Bauhaus-trained artist Marguerite Wildenhain (1896-1985). This vessel has vertical stripes, alternating in pairs of unglazed and terracotta and black sections. At the neck and opening of the vase, blue glaze has been used. The verso is inscribed "Pond Farm" and is marked with Marguerite Wildenhain's mark. Marguerite Wildenhain was born in France, moving to the United States in 1940 and joining Pond Farm, an artists' colony in California that lasted until 1985. While studying at Bauhaus, Wildenhain worked alongside artists Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Gerhard Marcks...

A truly spectacular work by French-born, American Bauhaus-trained master ceramic artist, educator, and author Marguerite Wildenhain. The shifting textures and color are amazing and the sumptuous blue glaze is something to behold. The shape of the vessel is timeless. Marguerite Wildenhain was born to a British mother and a German father. She lived in Germany during her formative years studying at the Berlin University of the Arts. Wildenhain later attended Bauhaus in Dornburg from 1919 to 1925. During her time at Bauhaus, Wildenhain studied alongside painters Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky and she worked closely with sculptor Gerhard Marcks and potter Max Krehan. In 1925, Wildenhain became the first woman to earn the Master Potter certification in Germany. In 1940 she was forced to flee Europe and moved to New York and then shortly after to California (while her husband Franz Wildenhain...

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