Further Explorations
Europe, 20th century
Modernist wooden sculpture inscribed F. Chopin. Pronounced silhouette, reflecting the sculptural language of the mid-century.
Height: 48 cm
Width: 18 cm
Weight: 2324 g
Spain, 20th century
Proto–modern tripod wooden chair with dark patina and trefoil motif. Reduced, sculptural silhouette.
Height: 74 cm
Width: 47 cm
Weight: ca. 2850
West Germany, 1960s
Ceramic jug by Elly (1929─2009) and Willhelm Kuch (1925─2023). Brown stoneware body and vertical white stripes, conrasting black glazing on the inside.
Height: 13 cm
Width: 12 cm
Weight: 479 g
France, 1960s
Deep ceramic plate by Jacques Pochain (1925-2015) from Atelier Dieulefit. A geometric bird engraved on a pale, softly mottled surface. Reflection of the experimental spirit of postwar French ceramics. Signed to the underside. Minor chip to the rim.
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 4 cm
Weight: 356 g
West Germany, 1950s
Modernist mid-century asymmetrical ceramic jug by Fritz van Daalen. The sculptural form is articulated through a dark, metallic-looking exterior glaze, contrasted with a celadon-glazed interior. Signed and marked vD K58/9 to the underside.
Height: 35 cm
Width: 25 cm
Weight: 1835 g