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Glen Lukens Signed Early Midcentury Glazed California Pottery Weed Pot Vase
About the Item
A very rare early work featuring a dark chocolate brown glaze by master Mid-Century Modern ceramist/potter Glen Lukens whose work has become quite collectible and relatively scarce and difficult to find.
The work is signed and dated (1924) by Lukens on the underside (we have only seen one other piece dated this early and that piece is in the Forrest Merrill Collection).
Lukens was the founder of the University of Southern California (USC) Architectural School’s Ceramics Department where he helped establish and promote clay pottery as a universally acceptable art form. The current popularity of Studio Pottery and ceramics is widely accepted to have started with Lukens who is oft credited with being one of the first artists to raise the stature of Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery within the art world.
Lukens is famed for his experiments with various glazes and glazing techniques. His influence and glazes can be clearly seen in the works of Otto and Gertrud Natzler, Beatrice Wood, James Lovera, etc. He was also known for combining bright, colorful textile glazes (using natural, organic materials and elements he found in the Mojave Desert, Palm Springs, and Death Valley to make what he referred to as "California Colors") with the rough and raw clay surfaces of his often rudimentary forms and vessels.
Lukens currently has an award in his name (Glen Lukens Award) at the University of Southern California's School of fine Arts.
A very rare, unique, and truly special work This piece would be a tremendous stand-out addition to any collectors of Lukens' work or Mid-Century Modern ceramics collection or eye-catching accent piece in about any setting, modern or otherwise. A must-have.
Lukens work can be found in various museum collections including:
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California
Dimensions: 3.5" high, 4.5" diameter.
- Creator:Glen Lukens (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)Width: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)Depth: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1924
- Condition:In very good to excellent vintage condition with no discernable flaws, cracks, chips, etc... (please see photos). Pristine and flawless. Beautiful and engaging overall.
- Seller Location:Studio City, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2254333336182
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