Stoneware Bottle Vase
Artist
Lucie Rie
(Vienna, Austria, 1902 - 1995)
Datec. 1980
Object NameVase
Mediumstoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall: Height: 29 cm
Rim: Width: 14.6 cm
Weight: 1434g
Rim: Width: 14.6 cm
Weight: 1434g
AcquisitionPurchased in 1989 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
Copyright© Lucie Rie
LocationOn Display - Gallery 05
Object numberABDMS011474
About MeOne of Lucie Rie's distinctive strong vase forms with bulbous body tapering to a long thin neck balanced by a wide flared wavy rim. The body is glazed in a muted textured glaze with pink and dark olive spirals.Dame Lucie Rie brought an intelligent, philosophical approach to ceramics, inspired by Modernist aesthetics. One of the country's great potters, she has had a profound influence on contemporary work. Born in 1902 in Vienna she came to Britain in 1938 to escape Nazi Germany. Her London studio has now been recreated in the ceramics gallery on the Victoria and Albert Musuem.
More About Me
Dame Lucy Rie is one of the most respected potters of last century. She was known for her finely thrown domestic ceramics. Do you like the bulbous form of this pot?
Exhibitions
1950 - 1986
