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Elegant Charles Counts Footed Pottery Covered Jar or Urn

Price:$750

$850List Price

About the Item

Here's an elegant and sophisticated covered vessel by potter Charles Counts (1934-2000). This is a fairly reductive form for Counts. The simple shape relies more on the tension between glazed and unglazed surfaces for visual interest. The lid is topped off with a more decorative scalloped finial. The piece is marked Beaver Ridge on the foot. Condition is excellent--there are no chips, cracks or repairs. About Charles Counts: (Biography from The Marks Project) Counts is known for work that demonstrates his interest in and the importance he places on simple forms. The surfaces are embellished with mishima drawings, deep carving and wax resist patterns drawn from the natural imagery he saw around his studio. In addition to functional pieces Counts' output includes tile murals and other architectural features Counts' work reflects his interest in preserving the art forms of Appalachia. Another major influence was the aesthetics of the Bauhaus Movement which he absorbed during his apprenticeship with Marguerite Wildenhain at Pond Farm. Counts studied with three leading of the potters of the time, F. Carlton Ball, Susan Peterson and George James while studying at the University of Southern California. In 1959 with his first wife, Rube Nelle Waldrop Counts, he founded and operated Beaver Ridge Pottery near Knoxville, Tennessee. There are 10,000 pieces inscribed "Beaver Ridge". Later the Counts established a production and training center devoted to pottery and quilting at Rising Fawn on Lookout Mountain, Georgia which was the Counts' studio for 25 years. A speech about African pottery by Michael Cardew in 1972 changed the course of Charles Counts' life. He soon moved to Nigeria with his second wife, Hedi Bak, where they lived until his death there from Malaria in 2000.

Creator:
Charles Counts (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Diameter: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Pottery
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1960s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Minneapolis, MN
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU10007245818332

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