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Item Ships From: Continental Europe
Stoneware Sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled "Bloc in Motion", 2020
By Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer.
This piece can be put indoor or outdoor.
Artist monogram under the base.
2020.
Unique piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Unique and Extraordinary Ceramic Sink by Michelle Hartmann, "Les 2 Potiers"
By Les 2 Potiers
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An unique and extraordinary ceramic sink by Michelle Hartmann (Born in 1936) "Michell" .
"Les 2 Potiers".
Perfect original conditions,
circa 1970-...
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century, Large Terracotta Vessel, Spiked Vase African Pottery, Lobi
Located in Göteborg, SE
Beautiful large African urn in terracotta made by the Lobi people of Burkina Faso.
This urn is very decorative with a small figure sitting on the lid. The urn is 81 cm high and 45 c...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Rare dutch "Gaper" statue with monkey on his shoulder.
Located in Leuven , BE
A gaper is a stone or wooden figurehead, often depicting a Moor, Muslim, or North African. The figurehead first appeared in the late 16th century as a hangout sign used outside the storefronts of drug stores in the Netherlands. The meaning of gaper is the same in English; the figurehead is always displayed with an open mouth, sometimes with a pill resting on his tongue. The gaper's gaping tongue could represent the intake of medicine and grimace represents the bitter taste of the medicine. The gaper takes on various appearances that are symbolic of the origin for the pharmacist...
Category
20th Century Dutch Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Plaster
Rare Monumental Ceramic Vase by Daniel Maes, circa 1992
By Daniel Maes
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A rare monumental ceramic vase by Daniel Maes.
Perfect conditions.
Signed and dated at the base,
circa 1992.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Blue glazed ceramic dove, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Blue glazed ceramic dove, 1970s
beautiful blue glazed ceramic dove.
Measures length 32, width 13, h19 cm
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Gabriele Puetz Pillow Pillar 'Nichts' Vintage German Art Pottery Sculpture # 5/7
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Gabriele Pütz vintage abstract realism ceramic artwork made in Germany, 1982. This work is made of a round clay tower / pillar with pillow edge details. On the body of the tower is w...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Ceramic Bowl Model 20.717 Made In Oxblood Colored Glaze By Axel Salto
By Axel Salto, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Lejre, DK
Ceramic bowl, model 20.717, with oxblood colored glaze, designed by Axel Salto for Royal Copenhagen. The bowl is a classic example of Salto's experimental approach to ceramics, where...
Category
19th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Ceramic Dish With motif Of Boats Under Moonlit Sky By Jeppe H. Olsen
By Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Unique ceramic dish by Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen (1929–2011), who was a renowned Danish ceramist and painter, educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and the ceram...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pre-Columbian ceramics can– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: Ceramic
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 12 x 09 cm in dia...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Tribal Antique Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
"Roger Capron" Tile Set, Fresco., Vallauris, circa 1960
By Roger Capron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Roger Capron" tile set, Vallauris. Measures: 30x60 fresco. 8 Tiles of 15x15cm. In a perfect state. Beautiful thickness almost 1 cm.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Handmade Ceramic Jug Or Vase Slovakian Folk Art, circa 1950
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful blue ceramic jug in national folk ornaments in white color. Handmade in Czechoslovakia in 1950s. The jug shows off a typical folk pattern and colors. Original condition. Th...
Category
1950s Czech Folk Art Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$158 Sale Price
50% Off
1970s Pippo Pozzi Alessandria/Biella Italy Ceramic Plate
By Pozzi
Located in Biella, IT
Pippo Pozzi, Alessandria 1910 / Biella 1999, Italy in years 1960 ceramic plate design
measure diameter 13 inches x 1,2" deep, in perfect condition A is very rare.
signed in t...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Hand-Painted Ceramic Figure, Italy, 1970s
Located in Manzano, IT
Hand-Painted Ceramic Figure, Italy, 1970s
This hand-painted ceramic figure from the 1970s embodies the unique charm of Italian craftsmanship. With its meticulous detailing and expre...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$163 Sale Price
35% Off
Handmade Ceramic Accessories Scorpion Green
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
These handmade decorative accessories combine the traditional Portuguese ceramic and glazing techniques in a modern approach of shapes and color, as they bring such brightness and jo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Brass
$1,055 / set
LATE 17th CENTURY CASTLES MAJOLICA PLAQUE
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid polychrome majolica plaque, attributable to the renowned Castelli factory, located in Abruzzo (Central Italy), and dating back to around the end of the 17th century. The pla...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Maiolica
Sheep Moneybox Pop Art, Lilac, Made in Italy, 2022, New Collection
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
These splendid ceramic creations are born from the artistic laboratory of Mosche Bianche.
The piggy bank, a means that has always been used to remind us of the importance of savi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$268 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Pair of Ceramic Vases by Guido Andlovitz for S.C.I. Levano
By Guido Andlovitz
Located in Roma, RM
Originally designed by architect, designer and artistic director Guido Andlovitz in 1936 for Società Ceramica Italiana Laveno, this pair of vases are indeed the rarest of finds. The vases were manufactured in 1942, as attested to by the marking "N - 42" on the base of each vase. The gold rims and aquatic scenes that surround each vase, are unique to each piece and were painted by hand in 1943. They are both signed by the artist "Miruccia". One of the vases has the words “Anni di Guerra” (Year of War) written on the base in reference to the Second World War .
Founded in Laveno in 1856 by Severino Revelli and some former employees of the "Richard" manufacturer in Milan. The "SCI" (Italian Ceramic Society) began its activity as a manufacturer of wall tiles and fine tableware. In 1883 it became a limited company and obtained its first successes at numerous national exhibitions. In 1895, Cavalier Luciano Scotti took over the company and, thanks to his intuition and his entrepreneurial skills, the factory grew substantially in a few years. In those years, some Liberty-style pieces designed by Giorgio Spertini, the author of noteworthy elegant "whiplash" creations, were created in the Laveno factory. In 1906 "SCI" presented numerous works at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Milan. Other collaborators from the beginning of the century were Silvio and Piero De Ambrosis, Felice Palucco, Giancarlo Jacopini and the brothers Marco and Luigi Raggiori. However, it was in 1923 that, under the direction of Guido Andlovitz, the company reached the peak of its fame and in 1925 was a resounding success at the 2nd Monza Biennale. Andlovitz, who collaborated with the manufacturer for almost forty years, applied to the production process the principle of seriality, a concept also put into effect by Giò Ponti at "Richard-Ginori", adopting various types of decoration which, although moulded and decal stamped, still retained an undeniable elegance. In 1924 the "Società Ceramica Revelli" became a consortium with the "SCI", the partnership would continue until 1932 and saw Franco Revelli's company marketing pottery and table porcelain on behalf of "SCI". From 1925 porcelain and crockery began to appear in the factory's catalogs. In 1927 the company was present at the 3rd Biennial of Decorative Arts in Monza. Between the end of the 1920's and the beginning of the 1930's, the decorators Giuseppe Bellorini and Daniela Ferretto began to collaborate with the "SCI". As of 1932 the company managed two factories: that of Laveno, which, with over 1300 employees, produced strong pottery, tableware and artistic ceramics and the smaller factory of Verbano, which employed about 400 people and produced, in addition to ceramics for the electrotechnical industry, excellent table porcelain. The products were marketed in the company owned stores in Rome, Genoa and Naples. This was an initiative realised by Andlovitz himself. In the mid-thirties, the decorators Ada Corsi and Ida Fonini among others, collaborated with the "SCI". From 1936 to 1940 the artistic direction of the company was entrusted to the sculptor and modeler Angelo Biancini. In 1939 about 1300 people worked in the Laveno plant and in 1951 about 2300. In the years between the two wars among the collaborators of the factory were Sirio Tofanari...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Early 19th Century English Demilune Lusterware Bough Pot With Cover
By Hackwood & Co.
Located in Roma, RM
This demilune flower pot or bough pot for forcing springtime bulbs, is adorned with three landscape panels. Each panel, painted in pink lustre, depicts the same cottage in a pastoral setting from three different vantage points. Moulded into the top and bottom rims are acanthus leaves. Pieces in this shape, color and style have been attributed to the Hackwood company, and usually pieces like these, are not marked. William Hackwood & Son was an earthenware factory in Shelton, England, from 1818 until 1853. In addition to lustre ware...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Luster
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 9.2’ x 9’ x 7.5’ inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 11’ x 9.8’ x 5.1’ inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Blue triangular section everted ceramic vase, Alessio Tasca, 1970
By Alessio Tasca
Located in Milano, IT
Alessio Tasca triangular-section everted ceramic vase, 1970s
Drawn ceramic vase made by Alessio Tasca around 1970. The everted triangular-section shape, combined with the deep blue...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Earthenware sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1980- 1990
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Earthenware sculpture vase by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base.
Unique piece.
Circa 1980- 1990.
H : 18.9 x 8.7 x 15.7 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware duck sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware duck sculpture by Georges Martin.
Unique piece.
Artist monogram on the base.
Circa 1970-1980.
H : 12.9 x 11.8 x 24.8 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware duck sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware duck sculpture by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base.
Unique piece.
Circa 1970-1980.
H : 12.6 x 9.8 x 19.7 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
The Silver Crane Company English Ceramic Parker Pen Pottery Desk Tidy
Located in Linkebeek, BE
The Silver Crane Company English Ceramic Parker Pen Pottery Desk Tidy
Wear consistent with age and use
Collector - Advertising pencil case - desk
A scarce novelty ceramic lidded desk tidy modeled as a Parker fountain pen...
Category
1980s English Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 7.9 x 7.9 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 14.6 x 7.5 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 5.9 x 10.2 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 6.7 x 11 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 11.8 x 11.4 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 7.1 x 8.7 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Unicorn ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
By Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramic in the shape of a unicorn designed by Dominique Pouchain. Stamped on the back.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic vide-poche by Roger Capron, France, 1970's
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Vide-poche by Roger Capron, black ceramic, signed
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Accolay Vase, circa 1960
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Accolay vase, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,654
Ceramic Mask, Anonymous, France, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask, anonymous, France, 1960s
Custom made pedestal.
Category
1960s French Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian ceramics from the 1960s by the Søholm workshop in Denmark
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Glazed stoneware dish with floral decoration produced by the Søholm workshop in Denmark in the 1960s/70s. Located on the famous island of Bornholm off the coast of Denmark, which has...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Sandstone
Royal Copenhagen, Vase, 1940s
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Rivoli, IT
Glazed stoneware vase prod. Royal Copenhagen
Stamped to base
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Dutch Art Deco Bookends by Godefridus Boonenkamp 1931 Ceramic Pottery
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous Dutch ceramic pottery Art Deco bookends. Designed by Godefridus Boonenkamp in 1931.
Very nice, large bookends, made of white baked earthenware ...
Category
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Big Unicorn by Dominique Pouchain
By Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Exceptional ceramic in the shape of a unicorn by Dominique Pouchain.
For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Cosmos I Vase, Jean, François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
Cosmos I vase by Jean François Reboul made out of enameled ceramic using Raku technique.
A“Certificate of Authenticity” is provided by the gallery.
Jean-François Reboul, born in 19...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century ceramic bowl from the Karlsruher Majolika by F. Glatzle. 1963
By Fridegart Glatzle
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mask by Accolay pottery, France, between 1947 and 1983
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Paris, FR
Mask by Accolay pottery, active between 1947 and 1983, signed
Category
20th Century French Modern Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Handmade Ceramic Accessories Scorpion Sand
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
These handmade decorative accessories combine the traditional Portuguese ceramic and glazing techniques in a modern approach of shapes and color, as they bring such brightness and jo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Brass
$1,055 / set
Mid Century ceramic vase from Karlsruher Majolika by F. Glatzle. 1956
By Fridegart Glatzle
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jean François Reboul Cosmos I Raku Enameled Vase
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
Vase "Cosmos I" by Jean François Reboul (1952): Vase made out of enameled ceramic using Raku technique.
"Certificate of Authenticity" provided by the gallery.
Measures: 15 cm D x 48...
Category
2010s French Minimalist Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Clement Massier, Art Nouveau Flower Spike, Vallauris, circa 1900
By Vallauris, Clement Massier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Clement Massier, art nouveau flower spike, Vallauris circa 1900.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Berber Old Earthenware Bowls and Lids from Morocco
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/2956 - Old earthenware bowls and lids from Morocco: terracotta lids can be used to keep food warm in serving dishes.
I'm closing my activities, so...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Handmade Ceramic Accessories Ladybug Yellow
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
These handmade decorative accessories combine the traditional Portuguese ceramic and glazing techniques in a modern approach of shapes and color, as they bring such brightness and jo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Brass
$1,055 / set
Panel with 7 tiles and lights in San Polo Ceramics, Italy, 1950s
By San Polo, Otello Rosa
Located in Vicenza, VI
Ceramic panel with 7 tiles including: 4 characters with Venetian mask and musical instruments and 3 with light points. The composition is hand-painted with pure gold trim, made by Ot...
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2022
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2022.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2007
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2007.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world”. Femininity and sensuality are exalted. Inspired by the body, before and after birth, or simply the sea, the parts of the sculpture conjugate around a mysterious interior cavity, secret and troubling. The interior wall doesn’t correspond to the exterior, and has its own volumes, deformities, and intimacy. The pieces present two kinds of interior: one open, and partially uncovered, the other totally hidden inside. The differences of their respective deformation reinforce the impression of life : the subjective representation of muscles and bones, of bulges pushed by an interior force, like a visceral movement of respiration. The surface of the ceramic is crackled but soft and fine, even reflecting light like the skin. The nuances of color reinforce the expression of sensuality.
The alignment of technique and what it causes one to see and feel has rarely been so intimately successful.
Wayne Fischer perfected his technique in the 1970s and has remained faithful to it. He adds fibers to porcelain clay that has been chosen for its whiteness to create and accentuate volume around empty space, by assembling slabs or thrown pieces. Then, he makes another piece that takes its place inside; both parts are formed with no hand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2022
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2022.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world”. Femininity and sensuality are exalted. Inspired by the body, before and after birth, or simply the sea, the parts of the sculpture conjugate around a mysterious interior cavity, secret and troubling. The interior wall doesn’t correspond to the exterior, and has its own volumes, deformities, and intimacy. The pieces present two kinds of interior: one open, and partially uncovered, the other totally hidden inside. The differences of their respective deformation reinforce the impression of life : the subjective representation of muscles and bones, of bulges pushed by an interior force, like a visceral movement of respiration. The surface of the ceramic is crackled but soft and fine, even reflecting light like the skin. The nuances of color reinforce the expression of sensuality.
The alignment of technique and what it causes one to see and feel has rarely been so intimately successful.
Wayne Fischer perfected his technique in the 1970s and has remained faithful to it. He adds fibers to porcelain clay that has been chosen for its whiteness to create and accentuate volume around empty space, by assembling slabs or thrown pieces. Then, he makes another piece that takes its place inside; both parts are formed with no hand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic mask by Accolay, France, active between 1947 and 1983
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Paris, FR
Mask by Accolay Pottery, active between 1945 and 1983, signed
Category
20th Century French Modern Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware Sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled "Bloc in Motion", 2020
By Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer.
This piece can be put indoor or outdoor.
Artist monogram under the base.
2020.
Unique piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware Sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled "Bloc in Motion", 2020
By Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer.
This piece can be put indoor or outdoor.
Artist monogram under the base.
2020.
Unique piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Ashtray French Jean Derval Bird 50's Vintage F285
By Jean Derval
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Square ashtray from the 50's by the French ceramist Jean Derval from Vallauris. Very nice glazing on the whole ashtray with a stylized drawing of a bird in the centre. Signature of t...
Category
1950s French Organic Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mask, Vallauris, France, 1960s
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic mask, Vallauris, France, 1960s
Custom made pedestal.
Category
1960s French Vintage Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Anthromorphic Figural Vessel in Blackened Terracotta
Located in Leuven , BE
This fine, round, dark grey vessel depicts a complete figure which is rare. It was made by the Mangbetu People. The Mangbetu ethnic group lives deep in the...
Category
20th Century Congolese Continental Europe - Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
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