Richard DeVore was one of the most important American ceramicists of the past century. He earned a BEd. degree with an art major from The University of Toledo in 1955 and received an MFA. from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1957. In 1966, DeVore became head of the ceramics department at Cranbrook Academy of Art. He was a member of the Colorado State University art faculty from 1978–2004. In 1987, DeVore was installed as a fellow of the American Craft Council. He is known for simple, organic forms finished in dull glazes that suggest polished stones, sun-bleached bones or even translucent skin. His vessels are numerous private collections and in over 40 museum collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, American Craft Museum, New York, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse University, New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the Louvre's National Collection of Contemporary Art in Paris, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Holland, Museum August Kestner, Hanover, Germany, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Untitled Vessel (INV# NP5675) by Richard DeVore
By Richard DeVore
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Untitled Vessel (INV# NP5675) Richard DeVore stoneware and glaze 16 × 12 × 11” 1984 BIO- Richard DeVore (1933 - 2006) was one of the most important American ceramicists of the past ...
Ceramic
untitled sculpture by Richard DeVore
By Richard DeVore
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Untitled Vessel (INV# NP3503) Richard DeVore stoneware and glaze 3.25 x 5.75 x 6” date unknown mid century modern Provenance- "ACCUMULATIONS: NOW" at the LongHouse Reserve Richard ...
Stoneware, Glaze
Vessel #378 (INV# NP5676) by Richard DeVore
By Richard DeVore
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Vessel #378 (INV# NP5676) Richard DeVore stoneware and glaze 16.75 × 7.5 × 11” 1975 BIO- Richard DeVore (1933 - 2006) was one of the most important American ceramicists of the pas...
Ceramic
Untitled Vessel with Void (INV# NP5224) By Richard DeVore
By Richard DeVore
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Richard DeVore Untitled Vessel with Void (INV# NP5224) stoneware, and glaze 4.5 x 14 x 14" date unknown Richard DeVore (1933 - 2006) was one of the most important American ceramicis...
Stoneware, Glaze
$1,100
H 5.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Blossom 3, Abstract ceramic sculpture, purple flower
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
Artist Statement by Rachelle Krieger: These new ceramic sculptural works are a reflection of biodiversity and vitality, capturing natural elements in various stages of life. During ...
Wire
$1,800
H 14.5 in W 10 in D 6.5 in
"Shift", Abstract, Gestural, Ceramic, White, Cream, Stoneware, Sculpture
By Sara Fine-Wilson
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's “Shift" is a gestural 14.5 x 10 x 6.5 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream and constructed in white stoneware in a graceful fluid form. Individual slab forms ...
Stoneware, Glaze
Totem
Located in Washington, DC
Sculpture by Brazilian-born artist Elizabeth Freire. Sculpture is mounted on marble base and signed "EF". B&W photo is of Ms. Freire with renowned sculptor Etienne Martin at the Ecole Nationals des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Elizabeth Freire is a Brazilian-born, contemporary American artist. At the age of eighteen, she left Rio de Janeiro and moved to Paris to study sculpture at l’Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, receiving her Diploma there in 1979 under the direction of Claude Viseux, Etienne Martin, and Cesar. During that time she worked as an apprentice at the Fonderie de France where she learned bronze technique and she also attended etching courses at l’Ecole de Montparnasse. In 1976, she won a commission to make three life-size figures representing the printing company, “Les Imprimeries de Boulogne,” at the International Printing Fair in Paris. She spent 1977 in Aix-en-Provence where she carved the local stone of Rogne. Returning to Paris, the painter Lutka Pink introduced her to Otero, Frans Krajcberg and Hajdu from whom she received valuable lessons. In 1978, she traveled to Brazil where she was invited to participate in the exhibit ‘A Century of Sculpture in Brazil’. She also met with the sculptor Sergio Camargo...
Terracotta
$2,500
H 14 in W 14 in D 14 in
Raul Valdivieso Latin American Erotic Ceramic Sculpture, 1960s
By Raúl Valdivieso
Located in Washington, DC
One of a kind ceramic sculpture by Latin American sculptor Raúl Valdivieso (Chilean, 1931-1993). Valdivieso is known for his reinterpretation of classic organic forms and human figures. Sculpture retains the original wood and black laminate base with metal cage. Ceramic is in good original condition. Laminate is in poor condition with a few chips. Raúl Valdiveso was born September 9, 1931 in Santiago, Chile. In 1952 he began his studies at the School of Fine Arts at the University of Chile. There he took to sculpture and studied under professors like Marta Colvin...
Metal
$5,200
H 37 in W 14 in D 17 in
Figurative Ceramic Sculpture, Glazed Stoneware, Dog by Kensuke Yamada, 2024
By Kensuke Yamada
Located in St. Louis, MO
Figurative Ceramic Sculpture, Glazed Stoneware, Dog by Kensuke Yamada, 2024 Kensuke Yamada (b. 1979) was born in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. He received his MFA from the University ...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze
$1,555Sale Price|40% Off
H 20 in W 18 in D 13 in
Not the Priceless Historical Ceramic Jar! (Funny, Witty, Installation, ~40% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Allyson George Not the Priceless Historical Ceramic Jar! (Funny, Witty, Installation) Porcelain, glaze, stoneware, enamel spray paint, epoxy Year: 2025 Size Large Sitting Cup: 20 x 1...
Enamel
Mythical Haze
Located in Bozeman, MT
Albrecht was half way through his MFA program (ceramics) at the University of Iowa when he was deployed to Iraq (03-04 medic/security work). His work explores the collision of war m...
Clay, Stoneware, Glaze
Boîte à bijoux N°ESP327
Located in PARIS, FR
glazed ceramic made by Mithé Espelt jewelry box with floral pattern
Ceramic
Sculpture
Located in PARIS, FR
A polychrome terracotta figure depicting a woman with raised arms resting on her head. The rounded body is decorated with red-orange star motifs, and the base rests on a small rectan...
Ceramic
$1,700
H 10.5 in W 13 in D 9.5 in
"Furl", Contemporary, Gestural, Ceramic, White, Cream, Stoneware, Sculpture
By Sara Fine-Wilson
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's “Furl" is a gestural 13 x 16 x 9 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream constructed from white stoneware. In this graceful and evocative sculpture individual sl...
Stoneware, Glaze
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.5 in W 8 in D 8 in
"Medium Yellow Hive", Contemporary, Ceramic, Sculpture, Design, Stoneware, Glaze
By Bean Finneran 1
Located in St. Louis, MO
"Medium Yellow Hive", Contemporary, Ceramic, Sculpture, Design, Stoneware, Glaze
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze, Underglaze
$8,593
H 35.04 in W 26.97 in D 1.19 in
Large Brutalist Mirror with 144 Terracotta Tiles and Metal Frames - Ron Hitchins
Located in London, GB
Stunning original mirror made by the artist, with 144 uniquely handmade terracotta tiles. Signed by the artist in one of the tiles. This large, striking mirror has a great Brutalist and Modernist feel. Another slightly smaller mirror of the same style is available on our page. Year: unknown (Ron was active from the mid 1960s to the early 2000s) Colour: Tuscan red...
Metal
VESSEL #500 (INV# NP5674) by Richard DeVore
By Richard DeVore
Located in Morton Grove, IL
VESSEL #500 (INV# NP5674) Richard DeVore stoneware and glaze 8.25 × 14 × 14.75” 1985 BIO- Richard DeVore (1933 - 2006) was one of the most important American ceramicists of the past...
Ceramic
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H 3.75 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Low White Vessel with Void by Richard Devore (INV# NP4040)
By Richard DeVore
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Richard DeVore Low White Vessel with Void (INV# NP4040) stoneware and glaze 3.75 x 13.5 x 13.5" circa 1979 Richard DeVore (1933 - 2006) was one of the most important American cerami...
Stoneware, Glaze
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H 10.5 in W 9.5 in
Untitled Vessel with False Bottom by Richard DeVore
By Richard DeVore
Located in Morton Grove, IL
stoneware & glaze Mid-century Modern Provenance - Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago Provenance- The Nevica Project (Chicago and Kansas City) Richard DeVore (1933 - 2006) was one of th...
Stoneware, Glaze
Untitled
By Richard DeVore
Located in Morton Grove, IL
clay, glaze and gold luster PROVENANCE: Early experimental ceramic openwork bowl with multi-color and gilt glazes. Acquired directly from Richard DeVore when he was the ceramics m...
Clay, Luster, Glaze
Untitled
By Richard DeVore
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Stoneware and glaze Provenance: originally purchased in 1988 from Mack Graham in Baltimore.
Stoneware