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Jan Snoeck Ceramics Chair or Sculpture from the MS Volendam, Netherlands 1990

Name: Jan Snoeck Ceramics Chair or Sculpture from the MS Volendam, Netherlands 1990
Brand: Jan Snoeck
Rating: 4.8 (9 reviews)

Price:$11,000

$15,052.33List Price

About the Item

An eye-catching ceramics lounge chair, designed by Jan Snoeck from the the MS Volendam (HAL) in The Hague, the Netherlands, circa 1990. This is one of the two ceramic chairs that decorated the swimming deck of the MS Volendam (we have photos available), a cruise ship that's part of to Holland-America line. The beautiful design is very colourful and smoothly shaped like a chair in beautiful light blue ceramic tiles. With the use of colourful and different shaped tiles, the shape of a face is created on the backrest. The white, yellow, black and red tiles of this decoration contrast very nicely to the overall light blue colour of the piece. This playful and beautiful style is iconic for Snoeck. The seat remains in good, vintage condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. About the artist: Jan Cornelis Snoeck (5 March 1927 – 31 March 2018) was a Dutch sculptor and ceramist, famous for his colourful ceramics sculptures and other work. Snoeck studied at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague where he graduated in 1949. In 1953 he worked for a year in the workshop of famous artist Ossip Zadkine in Paris. Initially Jan Snoeck worked with the materials stone, wood and bronze. Later he mainly worked in ceramics. He used cheerful, primary colors and usually people as the subject. Among other things, he made a sculpture "The beds" for Westeinde Hospital in The Hague (see image). Snoeck work is in the collections of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem and the Princessehof Ceramics Museum in Leeuwarden. On June 2, 2007 Snoeck was awarded the Aart van den IJssel prize by the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg. This prize is awarded every three years to a professional artist as a token of appreciation for his or her total oeuvre. The museum Beelden aan Zee at Scheveningen in 2007 held a retrospective of the work of Jan Snoeck on the occasion of his eightieth birthday. He was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion. The decorations was pinned on him during the opening of that exhibition, entitled "De goddelijke aardwormen van Jan Snoeck" (The Divine earthworms Jan Snoeck). "Working with Clay is easy, but clay has it's secrets (...) Simplicity comes with a huge amount of responsibilities (...) How do you reach the "hidden meaning of things? To do so you have to start over every day."

Creator:
Jan Snoeck (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 43.31 in (110 cm)Depth: 39.38 in (100 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic
Place of Origin:
Netherlands
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1990
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Wilnis, NL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1039812705681

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