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Vallauris Mid-Century Ceramic Vase, France circa 1950
$800
£608.52
€701.45
CA$1,135.83
A$1,219
CHF 653.43
MX$14,670.13
NOK 8,238.83
SEK 7,512.67
DKK 5,239.85
About the Item
This exceptional Mid-Century modernist ceramic vase was designed in Vallauris. The rare piece was expertly crafted in France circa 1950. The chunky, scalloped shape features a unique motif created from drips of color, contrasted by a deep black glaze. The artwork boasts a modern, provocative palette with black, red, green, and yellow colors. The vase has the original signed designer's identification for pieces made in Vallauris on the underside.
Dimensions: 5.94 in wide (15 cm) by 5.94 in deep (15 cm) by 8.25 in high (21 cm).
Reference:
"Vallauris pottery" refers to the ceramic production of workshops and factories established in the Vallauris region at the end of the 19th century.
Vallauris's pottery tradition dates back to the 16th century. Not until that century did 70 families from around Genoa, including potters, repopulate the village devastated by the plague. Industrial culinary pottery and farming have always been the city's main activities.
At the beginning of the 20th century, as in other French pottery centers, culinary pottery began to decline, competing with metal containers. The economic crisis of the late 1930s and the arrival of more appropriate materials (aluminum, cast iron, stainless steel, etc.) moved pottery away from its utilitarian function to initiate, towards the end of the 1940s, a completely different evolution: ceramics artistic. This creative movement has existed since the end of the nineteenth century, with the Massier family production. Clément, Delphin, and Jérôme introduce colored enamels and metallic pigments into their ceramics.
However, in 1947, Pablo Picasso began producing remarkable ceramics, finally replacing Vallauris's reputation as a traditional pottery hub with a city where artists and craftspeople coexist.
After the Second World War, Vallauris experienced a very prosperous period. Attracted by the city's reputation, renowned artists, including Roger Capron, André Baud, Robert Picault, Gilbert Valentin, Alexandre Kostanda, and many others, settled there.
The new wave of artists creates freedom, opposes all conformism, and applies the main principles of modernism where expressionist forms and Mediterranean sensitivity mix. Two general trends emerge: interest in animal subjects and geometric decorations.
(Credit: Wikipedia).
- Creator:Vallauris (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Diameter: 5.94 in (15.09 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1950
- Condition:The vase is in good condition with minimal wear. An air bubble is trapped in the glazing, and there is a tiny miss of glaze on the edge. The underside has some minor chips, which are not visible when the vase is upright. Check the close-up.
- Seller Location:Atlanta, GA
- Reference Number:Seller: X109CEBCCC1stDibs: LU1632241783922
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