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Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture

Name: Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture
Brand: Dora De Larios
Price: 6400 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

A fabulous, rare, and unique large horse and rider sculpture/ candelabra by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios. It was recently brought to our attention by a collector of her work that this piece was featured in a presentation at the Scripps Fine Arts Foundation and it was made in 1959. It is one of her earlier works. Quite rare and special in this respect. De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant parents. She grew up in the artistic Silver Lake district near downtown Los Angeles amongst Mexican and Nisei Japanese immigrants. As a result, De Larios was heavily influenced by ancient American, Hispanic and Japanese ceramics. In the 1950s, De Larios studied artists Otto and Vivika Heino as well as Susan Peterson at the University of Southern California where she graduated with a major in ceramics in 1957. In the 1960s, artist impresario Millard Sheets hired De Larios, along with other notable ceramists including Harrison McIntosh and Jerry Rothman, to design tiles for the Franciscan Ceramics division of Interpace in Los Angeles. De Larios has been featured in more than 50 one-person gallery shows, group invitational shows, and juried museum exhibitions across the United States. Her works can be found in numerous collections and museums including the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York, the Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C, the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. This sculptural figure work is signed inside the base. This piece has a wonderful feel and heft to it. this one-of-a-kind work by Dora would be a great addition to any midcentury or modern ceramics collection or gorgeous eye-catching and whimsical stand-alone accent piece in about any setting. A rare and timeless work. Her sculptures are becoming quite scarce and hard to find. Dimensions: 12.25" High, 6.5" wide, 10" deep.

Creator:

Dora De Larios (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 12.25 in (31.12 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Depth: 10 in (25.4 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Stoneware,Hand-Crafted

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

1950-1959

Date of Manufacture:

1959

Condition:

In very good to excellent vintage condition with some candle wax remnants else no discernable flaws, cracks, chips, etc.. (please see photos). Pristine. A very special and scarce work overall.

Seller Location:

Studio City, CA

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU2254327308462

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