Émile Decoeur

Floral Abstraction C0098

Inventory Number
C0098Size
16" H x 10" WMaterial
stonewarePeriod
Art NouveauCountry of Origin
FranceYear Made
1901Status
AvailableCondition
Perfect

Description

Volute-like plant forms that appear at the neck and waist of this tall vase suggest both classical and Japonist influences. By subjecting the glazed piece to carefully calibrated kiln temperatures, Decoeur achieved a gently flowing color scheme of gray, golds and blues. He began his ceramics career in 1890 as an apprentice to Edmond Lachenal and began to exhibit under his own name in 1902. Only during the final years of his apprenticeship was he permitted to mark pieces that were largely if not solely his creations with his monogram. Marks: Lachenal ; ED monogram; Modéle Originale; R.20% 16.129 [painted].