Modernist Japanese Rectangular Ceramic Vase

1930s, Sweden. Glazed stoneware vase by Arthur Anderssen, made for Wallåkra, features a distinctive striped glaze that adds subtle texture and visual interest. Tagged “AWA Wallåkra” ...

1980s, Sweden. This hand-turned vase is signed on the underside by artist John Andersson (1899-1969), a prominent figure in 20th-century Swedish ceramic design. Andersson was a key d...

1950s, Sweden. Model NSQ. Rare vibrant glaze and color. Signed on underside with Gunnar Nylund “GN” Signature with the Rörstrand “R”. Gunnar Nylund was a 20th-century modern ceramici...

1970s, Sweden. Lidded box that depicts Sweden's industrial progress with a farmland scene from 1689 on the left and a cityscape from 1973 on the right. 

A potter and painter, Albert Green (1914-1994) earned an international reputation for his ceramics, stoneware, and canvases. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City, supporting himself with retail jobs selling men’s clothing. But in 1946 a chance encounter with a display of contemporary Japanese pottery inspired him on the spot to switch from painting to pottery. Green learned pottery techniques through engineering manuals and applied his knowledge of college chemistry to teach himself glazing. ​“In those days I looked at pots constantly,” he said. ​“I’d travel 100 miles to look at a good pot. I simply taught myself.” He took his painting skills and applied them to his clay works, creating pieces that critics praised for their painterly qualities and subtle sense of color. In 1976, he retired from the retail clothing...

A potter and painter, Albert Green (1914 - 1994) earned an international reputation for his ceramics, stoneware, and canvases. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City, supporting himself with retail jobs selling men’s clothing. But in 1946 a chance encounter with a display of contemporary Japanese pottery inspired him on the spot to switch from painting to pottery. Green learned pottery techniques through engineering manuals and applied his knowledge of college chemistry to teach himself glazing. ​“In those days I looked at pots constantly,” he said. ​“I’d travel 100 miles to look at a good pot. I simply taught myself.” He took his painting skills and applied them to his clay works, creating pieces that critics praised for their painterly qualities and subtle sense of color. In 1976, he retired from the retail clothing...

A potter and painter, Albert Green (1914-1994) earned an international reputation for his ceramics, stoneware, and canvases. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City, supporting himself with retail jobs selling men’s clothing. But in 1946 a chance encounter with a display of contemporary Japanese pottery inspired him on the spot to switch from painting to pottery. Green learned pottery techniques through engineering manuals and applied his knowledge of college chemistry to teach himself glazing. ​“In those days I looked at pots constantly,” he said. ​“I’d travel 100 miles to look at a good pot. I simply taught myself.” He took his painting skills and applied them to his clay works, creating pieces that critics praised for their painterly qualities and subtle sense of color. In 1976, he retired from the retail clothing...

French rectangular vase in stoneware and ceramic. . La Borne, France - 1960 - 60s . Mixture of materials and raw spirit for this vase/sculpture. . Dimensions : . Height : 43 cm Width...