Clément Massier

Golden Mushrooms C0228

Inventory Number
C0228Size
14 1/8" H x 9" WMaterial
earthenwarePeriod
SymbolistCountry of Origin
FranceYear Made
1900Status
availableCondition
excellent

Description

Probably Massier's most famous creation, the Grand Champignon perfectly marries form and decor, painting and sculpture, tangibility and suggestiveness. Executed as a series representing different times of day--midday, dusk and night...this vase shows the stylistic influence, direct or indirect, of Lévy-Dhurmer. As with many of his Symbolist decors, imagery and glazes are layered in order to evoke a world midway between dream and reality. Protruding stems ensure the mushrooms' maximal presence, while the web of brambles behind them composes a scrim through which another realm might be glimpsed. Warm colors like pink and orange evoke the luminous daylight that saturated Golfe-Juan year-round. The iridescent film of metallic luster coating the surfaces provides a shimmer similar to heat rising from the ground. Marks: M Clément Massier, Golfe-Juan, (AM) [glazed]