Abstract Glazed Ceramic Vessel by Stan Bitters

Mid-Century Modern planter by ceramist Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf, California 1960's. This uncommon "scratch" pattern has a glazed upper portion and exposed stoneware bottom. The pi...

An abstract unglazed ceramic sculpture by Stan Bitters, c. 2006, USA. This piece features a ribbed green form at the top of the sculpture which ombres dow...

1970s Stan Bitters RARE Abstract Environmental Ceramic Sculpture. This RARE Monumental Mid century Modern Stan Bitters Ceramic Sculpture Is A Gorgeous Vintage Piece Of The Master...

A wonderful, unique, beautifully glazed, quite rare, and special double-faced "Haniwa" pottery sculpture by American California studio pottery master ceramists Stan Bitters whose work was instrumental in shaping the organic modernist movement in the 1960s. Bitters received his Bachelor of Arts degree in painting from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1958. He also studied under Peter Voulkos at Otis College. After graduating, he worked for Hans Sumpf as the company's resident artist. During this time he created architectural murals, tiles, birdhouses, planters, and sculptural objects – designs that would earn him recognition later on as a pioneer of the organic modernist craft movement - many still some of the most iconic designs today. Stan Bitters' work was featured as a part of the prestigious California Design series of exhibitions and annuals that chronicled art and design in California from 1954-1976. His works were also featured as part of a group show entitled Golden State of Craft 1960-1985 at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, CA. This show was part of Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980, an unprecedented collaboration of more than 60 museums and other cultural institutions in Southern California, celebrating the birth of the Los Angeles art scene. Bitters' work was also exhibited at Heath Ceramics' Boiler Room...

One of a kind Stan Bitters ceramic cactus leaf sculpture. Signed "Bitters 05".

Ceramic textured vessel with yellow glaze. The center of the vessel has an opening with hints of red navy and brown. It can be used for holding florals or a finishing piece for displ...