Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

American, b. 1937

Charles Roger Grooms was born in 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee, a city that, with its lively honky-tonk scene and the theatricality of the historic Grand Ole Opry, would later influence much of his work. Nicknamed for his ginger hair, Red enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1955. A self-proclaimed “restless and undisciplined student,” Grooms spent the next few years moving between schools and cities, including the New School in New York, Peabody College (now part of Vanderbilt University) in Nashville, and Hans Hofmann’s summer school in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Frustrated with the academic track and anxious to enter the New York art scene, Grooms abandoned formal education to focus exclusively on creating art and securing exhibition opportunities in his Chelsea neighborhood. There, he found quick success and a supportive circle of artists that became close friends and collaborators. From the start of his career, Grooms has worked in multiple media, from painting, printmaking, and sculpture, to installation art, filmmaking, and theatrical experiences known as “Happenings.” Much of his art blurs the boundaries between these different forms, such as his large-scale, carefully-crafted environments he calls “sculpto-pictoramas,” and smaller objects like Dalí Salad. In this example, Grooms combines silkscreened and lithographic elements with a wooden base and acrylic dome to create a three-dimensional portrait of the famous Surrealist artist. Grooms is perhaps best known for his colorful and comedic commentary on the culture, politics, and figures associated with the American urban environment and art historical traditions. Relying on satire and caricature, Grooms’ art has paid homage to a wide range of artists including Rembrandt, Auguste Rodin, Thomas Eakins, and Benjamin West, as well as national icons like Thomas Jefferson and Chuck Berry. Grooms’ disparate output is so difficult to classify that he has been compared to the influential Dada artist, Marcel Duchamp. Like Duchamp, Grooms often deliberately confronts the art world establishment, noting in 1974 that “it’s good to have . . . something to go against.” Despite his affinity for defying the mainstream, Grooms is routinely cited by scholars as one of the leading American artists of his generation and was honored with the National Academy of Design’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. The subject of a 1984 mid-career retrospective exhibition held at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the artist’s work can be found in public collections across the United States, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, as well as in many international museums. - The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Creator: Red Grooms

Red Grooms, 2500 Limited Edition Porcelain Plate, Titled Moonstruck, 1994

$1,500

Red Grooms, 2500 Limited Edition Porcelain Plate, Titled Moonstruck, 1994

By Red Grooms

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Well known artist and great sample of his whimsical style porcelain plate numbered 639.

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1990s American Post-Modern Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Porcelain Constantinople 1 Plate

$110

H 1.19 in Dm 11.03 in

Porcelain Constantinople 1 Plate

By Les Ottomans

Located in Milan, IT

This exquisite porcelain plate is part of the Constantinople collection made of six different designs with only 100 pieces each. Every plate was made by master artisans and has a whi...

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2010s Italian Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Porcelain Constantinople 10 Plate

$110

H 1.19 in Dm 11.03 in

Porcelain Constantinople 10 Plate

By Les Ottomans

Located in Milan, IT

This exquisite porcelain dinner plate was designed by Vito Nesta and evokes a fantastical world inspired by the Ottoman Empire. In this piece, the background is in a delicate shade o...

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2010s Italian Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Porcelain Constantinople 7 Plate

$110

H 1.19 in Dm 11.03 in

Porcelain Constantinople 7 Plate

By Les Ottomans

Located in Milan, IT

Part of the Constantinopoli collection and inspired by the lavish style and sophisticated elegance of the Ottoman Empire, this dinner plate is made entirely of porcelain. The deep bl...

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2010s Italian Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Porcelain Constantinople 5 Plate

$110 / item

H 1.19 in Dm 11.03 in

Porcelain Constantinople 5 Plate

By Les Ottomans

Located in Milan, IT

Inspired by the lavished elegance of the Ottoman empire, this porcelain plate is part of a limited series of 100 pieces and six different designs, each paying homage to an aspect of ...

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2010s Italian Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1994

$176

H 11.03 in Dm 11.03 in

Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1994

By Rosenthal, Bjorn Wiinblad

Located in Milan, Italy

Porcelain Christmas plate from 1994 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. The dish is titled “Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming”. When Rosenthal asked the Danish art...

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1990s German Modern Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Porcelain Sienna Red and Gold Oyster Plate, Circa 1900.

$465

H 1 in Dm 8.25 in

Antique French Limoges Porcelain Sienna Red and Gold Oyster Plate, Circa 1900.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique French porcelain oyster plate, signed "H. Limoges Co." made for "Ovington Bros., New York," circa 1900. Vividly hand-painted with gold leaf on a Sienna red background.

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Early 20th Century French Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Malachite Porcelain Plates, Set of 4

$395Sale Price / set|36% Off

H 0.5 in W 6.38 in D 6.38 in

Malachite Porcelain Plates, Set of 4

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful set of four (4) porcelain appetizer, bread, dessert plates, etc., with a green faux-malachite design, circa late-20th century, 1980s, '90s. These porcelain plates depict ...

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Late 20th Century Japanese Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

2000 – Christian Dior, 2 Porcelain Plates

$941 / set

H 9.06 in W 11.82 in D 9.06 in

2000 – Christian Dior, 2 Porcelain Plates

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

CHRISTIAN DIOR X DORIS BRYNNER – Circa 2000s €580 for the pair 2000 – CHRISTIAN DIOR2 porcelain plates decorated in white, burgundy, green, yellow, and brownwith fruit and floral m...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Royal Crown Derby Red Aves Collection Set of 3 Porcelain Plates

$395 / set

H 0.5 in Dm 10.5 in

Royal Crown Derby Red Aves Collection Set of 3 Porcelain Plates

By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Royal Crown Derby Red Aves Collection Set of 3 Porcelain Plates. The Red Aves collection is made of 22K gold and the finest bone china. Featuring intricate il...

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Late 20th Century English Victorian Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Fornasetti Limited Edition White Porcelain, Black and Gold Printed Plates 1970s

$971Sale Price / set|25% Off

H 0.4 in Dm 9.06 in

Fornasetti Limited Edition White Porcelain, Black and Gold Printed Plates 1970s

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Firenze, IT

These two splendid vintage round plates in white porcelain with black and gold decorations are an authentic piece of Italian history. They are a part of a limited edition born from t...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Gold

Meissen, Germany. Set of ten porcelain plates with coral red trim.

$700 / set

H 0.79 in Dm 6.7 in

Meissen, Germany. Set of ten porcelain plates with coral red trim.

Located in København, Copenhagen

Meissen, Germany. A set of ten porcelain plates. Decorated with coral red trim. Art Deco. Ca. 1930s. Marked. Third factory quality. Perfect condition. Dimensions: D 17.5 cm.

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1930s German Vintage Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Porcelain Constantinople 11 Plate

$110 / item

H 1.19 in Dm 11.03 in

Porcelain Constantinople 11 Plate

By Les Ottomans

Located in Milan, IT

This magnificent dinner plate, designed by Vito Nesta, is part of the Constantinopoli collection and crafted using traditional methods and the finest porcelain. The pale blue backgro...

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2010s Italian Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Previously Available Items

Red Grooms "Moonstruck" Limited Edition Plate

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H 10.5 in Dm 10.5 in

Red Grooms "Moonstruck" Limited Edition Plate

By Red Grooms

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This terrific Pop art "sculpture" by the famous Pop art master, Red Grooms "Charles Rogers Grooms", takes the form of a limited edition porcelain plate!...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

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Questions About Red Grooms Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

What are some interesting facts about Red Grooms?
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1stDibs ExpertJune 6, 2024
Here are some interesting facts about Red Grooms: His given name is Charles Rogers Grooms, but he began going by his nickname after a gallery owner started calling him "Red" due to the vibrant color of his ginger hair. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but has lived in New York City for more than 40 years. While still a student, Grooms struggled to find an academic program that was the right fit and switched schools a few times, attending the New School in New York, Peabody College in Nashville and a summer school run by Hans Hofmann in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He is well known for his large “sculpto-pictogramas,” which combine elements of painting and sculpture. The National Academy of Design presented Grooms with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Red Grooms art.
What kind of art was Red Grooms known for?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Red Grooms, an American painter and sculptor, is best known for his life-size Pop art, which are known as “sculpto-pictoramas.” Ruckus Manhattan is the most famous of these, created by Grooms in 1975 with help from his assistants. It includes a model of the World Trade Center that’s 30 feet tall, a swaying Brooklyn Bridge, and a 15-foot-tall Statue of Liberty. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Red Grooms artwork from top sellers worldwide.