Rob Wiedmaier Covered Vessel Jar Organic Landscape Medium

Covered vessel or jar was handmade in white clay by Rob Wiedmaier of River Hills Pottery as a part of a series done in 1980s. The lid of the vessel is d...

Covered vessel or jar was handmade in white clay by Rob Wiedmaier of River Hills Pottery as a part of a series done in 1980s. The lid of the vessel is d...

Vintage ceramic bud vase features sculptural multi spouted shape and stunning textured drip glaze in earthy, organic brown palette. The gradation glaze color and abstract graphic pattern of the main decor emphasize the soft, rounded shape of the vase; the use of shades of brown, from dark espresso to mocha to off-shite cappuccino, creates rich and varied, but monochromatic palette that does not overpower the complex form and shape of the vase. The vase is signed on the bottom with LEE, that was Lee Levy customary signature; it is not dated, but the style of the piece is consistent with her Mid-Century Modern pieces created in 1960s-1970s. Leah "Lee" Levy (1922 - 2011) was an established pottery artist based in Upstate New York area. She was born in Pinsk, formerly in Poland, now in Belarus, and moved to the United States in 1929, growing up in Brookline, Massachusetts. She and her husband Irving started their first pottery studio in Long Island, New York, in late 1940s, while training at the Alfred University School of Ceramics alongside with some of the foremost artists and craftsman in America. Since 1946, Alfred University in Alfred, New York was a home for School for American Craftsmen, with the faculty that included Edwin Blanchard Brown, Ernest Frank Brace, Laurits Eichner, Philip Morton, Charles Reese, Ethel Mitchell, Robert Savage, Thomas Mclure, and most importantly for Levy, the renowned ceramists Linn Phelan and Herbert Sanders...

The striking vintage studio pottery ceramic vase is decorated with free-flowing drip glaze, hand-placed in circular pattern, accentuating the oversized shoulder and small opening, characteristic of the weed vase form. The Modernist shape of the hand-formed vase lends itself to an Organic Modern style decor; the soft palette of pastel green, blue, and pink is supported by the warm off-white tones of the background glaze, and the rim and opening area are accented in bright, crisp white glaze color. The vase was made by Wizards of Clay, studio pottery in Finger Lakes region of Upstate NY. Since 1962 the family-run studio creates traditional pottery in variety of glazes. The vase is clearly signed and dated on the bottom. Sculptural Organic Modern bud vase...

This piece is a part of one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brendan from estate ...

Incredible Mid-Century ceramic piece. Beautiful crafted ceramic jar with lid nice glaze and condition, no chips or cracks, classic California pottery circa 1970's. Signature unknown...

A striking example of French mid-century ceramic design, this lidded pot combines a bold orange-red body with a softly curved green-glazed lid, achieving a refined balance of form an...

Studio pottery signed lidded jar. circa 1970.