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Lucien Levy-Dhurmer
Reverie Charger by Lucien Levy-Dhurmer for Clement Massier

c. 1895

About the Item

Known today as a Symbolist painter, Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer made an unforgettable impact on France's ceramic revolution through his work with Clément Massier in Golfe-Juan between 1887 and 1895. The two worked together on innovative shapes and the rediscovery and use of luster glazes to bring about fantastically complex effects. Lévy-Dhurmer's decorations were influenced by the prevailing fervor for Japanese, Islamic, and other Near Eastern ceramics but, a Symbolist at heart, he often rejected realism in favor of mysticism and spirituality. He possessed a unique ability to produce shapes and patterns that seem to shimmer with life and deeper meanings. In 1879 Lucien Lévy, aged 14 and probably living with his parents, began studying lithography, porcelain decoration, ceramics, design, drawing, and sculpture at the Ecole Supérieure de Dessin et de Sculpture in Paris. Only three years later, he showed a small porcelain plaque depicting the Birth of Venus in the highly academic style of Alexandre Cabanel; he continued his independent career in design until 1887, when he became Clément Massier's artistic director. How the two men came together is not known. During his time in Golfe Juan with Massier, Lévy-Dhurmer found the time to paint. In the same year that he achieved recognition at the Salon des Artistes Français, he left for Paris to begin a career in painting.
  • Creator:
    Lucien Levy-Dhurmer (1865-1953, French)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1895
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)Diameter: 8.27 in (21.01 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Ceramic loss on base rim, likely from production. Craquelure.
  • Gallery Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU46738038012
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