Lucie Rie Ceramics Signature

On the one hand her work is grounded in modernism and an interest in design and architecture dating back to her early years of study in vienna.

Lucie rie ceramics signature. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices. Her perfectionism and an eye for details enabled her creativity and precision to come to the fore. Yet on the other her most personal work has a depth of character and texture as well as a powerful simplicity of form. Lucie rie is one of most important and distinguished ceramic artists of the 20th century.

From lucie rie to edmund de waal celebrating the pivotal role that jewish ceramicists played in transforming the field for british studio ceramics influencing successive generations of ceramic artists working today now in its final fortnight the exhibition celebrates the work of hans. Lucie rie was an austrian born british studio potter. A t the end of last year london s jewish museum opened a beautifully curated exhibition shaping ceramics. Hans coper lucie rie their contemporaries university of east anglia press 2002.

The bowl newly acquired by the v a is an example of his more functional work which explored traditional ceramic forms. Today ceramics are held in equal esteem to the mediums of painting and sculpture and clay celebrated for its great breadth and versatility. At the age of twenty she started studying art and crafts at the kunstgewerbeschule where under the. See available design sculpture and decorative objects for sale and learn about the artist.

Lucie rie was an austrian born british ceramics artist. Lucie rie s ceramics in vienna and london. The life and work of lucie rie 1902 1995 ceramic review publishing ltd 2002. She gave the new meaning and purpose to materials such as clay stone and minerals by turning them into pieces of art.

A fascinating paradox lies at the heart of lucie rie ceramics. Lucie rie is an austrian born studio potter known for her distinctive 20th century modernist style. View lucie rie s 1 662 artworks on artnet. Lucie rie and hans coper.

Potters in parallel herbert press 1997. Owing partially to ancient greek and oriental ceramics some signature features of her work include a use of inlaid lines s graffito and a thick texture coating extraordinarily. Right a lucie rie fluted stoneware bottle with an estimate of 5 000 7 000 pictured is the couple s porcelain bowl by lucie rie covered in a mottled pale green glaze with an estimate of. Together with his friend and mentor lucie rie 1902 1995 he was instrumental in revolutionising british ceramics adopting a style which was increasingly sculptural.