Vase
ca. 1900 (made)
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Vases such as this are part of the elevation of stoneware to an art medium in France following the exhibition of traditional Japanese wares in Paris in 1878. For the pioneer Art Potters of France, the impact of Japanese ceramics was profound, prompting a rougher aesthetic. Fascination with the high-temperature glazes of Chinese court porcelains meanwhile led to obsessive experimentation.
A former professor of chemistry, Bigot became interested in Chinese ceramics at the Paris 1889 exhibition and, like many of his contemporaries sought to recreate the high-temperature copper-red flammée glazes of 18th century Chinese porcelain.
A former professor of chemistry, Bigot became interested in Chinese ceramics at the Paris 1889 exhibition and, like many of his contemporaries sought to recreate the high-temperature copper-red flammée glazes of 18th century Chinese porcelain.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with a high temperature glaze |
| Brief description | Vase, stoneware with a flammée glaze, Alexandre Bigot, France, about 1900. |
| Physical description | Vase, grey stoneware, covered with a mottled crimson glaze. Flattened, bulbous without neck, small mouth. |
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| Gallery label | VASE
C.906-1917
'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
Bigot, a professor of physics and chemistry, became interested in Far Eastern stoneware and porcelain at the Universal Exhibition, Paris, in 1889, and began to experiment at his birthplace, Mer, in the Loir-et-Cher district. At his first exhibition in Paris in 1900, he showed a frieze of animals after designs by the sculptor Paul Jouve. At his workshop at Rue des Petits Ecuries, he specialised in architectural ceramics to his own design and to, designs by Henri van de Velde, Hector Guimard and Louis Majorelle, among others.
Given by Herman Hart in memory of his wife(1987-2006) |
| Credit line | Given by Herman Hart, Esq. in memory of his wife |
| Summary | Vases such as this are part of the elevation of stoneware to an art medium in France following the exhibition of traditional Japanese wares in Paris in 1878. For the pioneer Art Potters of France, the impact of Japanese ceramics was profound, prompting a rougher aesthetic. Fascination with the high-temperature glazes of Chinese court porcelains meanwhile led to obsessive experimentation. A former professor of chemistry, Bigot became interested in Chinese ceramics at the Paris 1889 exhibition and, like many of his contemporaries sought to recreate the high-temperature copper-red flammée glazes of 18th century Chinese porcelain. |
| Bibliographic reference | As for 1701-1900 |
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| Accession number | C.906-1917 |
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| Record created | April 11, 2006 |
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