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Stoneware Sphere Sculpture by Lies Cosijn, c1972
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Stoneware Sphere Sculpture by Lies Cosijn, c1972
Mark Hill Comments :
The body and parts of the neck are decorated with a wealth of geometric symbols applied with a brush by hand in a dark brown glaze that resembles ink. They resemble runic symbols or an abstract alphabet, and also hark back to prehistoric cave paintings. The effect is other-worldly, ancient, or primitive, particularly when combined with the visibly handmade gourd-like form.
Alida 'Lies' Meijers-Cosijn (1931-2016) was born in Indonesia and moved to the Netherlands in 1946. She studied ceramics at the Institute of Applied Art in Amsterdam under Theo Dobbelman, Lep Valkema and Willem de Vries from 1951-55. In 1956, she began working in the experimental department at the esteemed De Porceleyne Fles ceramics factory in Delft. She opened her own studio in Amsterdam in 1963 and moved to Petten the following year. From 1969-70, she lived in Jamaica before returning to the Netherlands. Each piece of her work is unique and tells a story - she was fascinated by archaeology.
She won many prizes including a gold medal at the Concorso Internazionale della Ceramica d'Arte in Faenza in 1969, and the David Röel prize in 1972. She exhibited widely, including at the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, The Hague Art Museum, and Princessehof Ceramics Museum. Her work can be found in many museums and private collections. Today, she is considered one of the greatest Dutch postwar ceramics artists and her work, of which this is an excellent example, is highly sought after. Acquired from a private collection in Berlin.
Additional Information:
Heading : Stonware sphere sculpture by Lies Cosijn
Date : c1972
Origin : Netherlands
Bowl Features : Abstract - geometric symbols resembling runes or an abstract alphabet.
Marks : None
Type : Stonewear
Size : 32 H cm
Width : 21.5 cm
Condition: Excellent, no chips or cracks - there is what appears to be a crack to the base but this is a split occuring in the manufacture and not damage.
Restoration : None
- Creator:Lies Cosijn 1 (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 12.6 in (32 cm)Diameter: 8.47 in (21.5 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1972
- Condition:No chips or cracks - there is what appears to be a crack to the base but this is a split occuring in the manufacture and not damage.
- Seller Location:Tunbridge Wells, GB
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