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Claude Conover Ceramic Stoneware Vessel Signed "Comitan" Inscribed Decorations

Name: Claude Conover Ceramic Stoneware Vessel Signed "Comitan" Inscribed Decorations
Brand: Claude Conover
Price: 5950 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "Comitan" is a stoneware vessel, 1980s, with a handsome elongated neck and full-body. The surface has a rich warm patina with cryptic scratches, stripes and hatchings marking the body. This gorgeous piece is a perfect example of Conover's best work. Claude Conover was a ceramic sculpture artist described as falling within the styles of American, Modern and Contemporary Design. In 1983 he won The Cleveland Arts Prize competition in the visual arts for his bold and unique ceramic pieces that reflect strength of form and endurance unusual in the field. Using his own clay stoneware and mostly monochromatic colors, Conover decorated the surfaces with cryptic scratches, stripes and hatchings. Although decorative in intent, the indecipherable incised lines on his ceramics suggest some prehistoric unreadable script. The resultant works evoke a timeless monumentality reminiscent of ancient vessels whose utilitarian purpose is now lost to us. Within this limited repertoire, he produced beautiful, eternal works of art. Although Conover’s large impressive pots are his best work, he also made other forms, such as bowls, lamps, and ceramic animal sculpture. Conover was born in Pittsburgh and educated at the Cleveland Institute of Art, where a number of prominent artists also attended: Brian Michael Bendis, Marc Brown, Charles Burchfield, Mario Casilli, Susan Colletti, Marshall Fredericks, Hughie Lee-Smith, Dana Schutz, Eric Stoddard and Toshiko Takaezu. Claude worked as a commercial designer for over 30 years before turning full-time to ceramics. Over his lifetime his work was shown in almost 50 exhibitions in museums across the country and his pieces are found in numerous public, private and corporate collections.

Creator:

Claude Conover (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 7 in (17.78 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Ceramic,Stoneware,Hand-Crafted

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

1980-90