Vase, La Mer
- Date
- 1898–1900
- Material
- Glazed stoneware
- made in
- Bourg-la-Reine, France, Europe
- made in
- Bourg-la-Reine, Île-de-France region, France, Europe
- Classification
- Ceramics
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 218
- Dimensions
- 16 x 14 1/2 x 16 in. (40.6 x 36.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Richard Brumbaugh Trust in memory of Richard Irving Brumbaugh and Grace Lischer Brumbaugh and funds given by Jason Jacques
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 7:2010
NOTES
This extraordinary vase entitled The Sea, or La Mer, evokes the form and action of water. Projections around the mouth and shoulder are the momentary froth of cresting waves while the color of the ocean is suggested by glazes of crystalline green streaked with red. Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat was one of the most prominent ceramists in late 19th-century France; his gift for capturing the movement of water can be compared to that of the Impressionist painters.
Provenance
1995 - 2009
François-Josef Graf, Paris, France [1]
2009 - 2010
Jason Jacques Gallery, New York, NY, USA, purchased from François-Josef Graf [2]
2010 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Jason Jacques Gallery [3]
Notes:
[1] Per notes of a telephone conversation between SLAM curator David Conradsen and the dealer Jason Jacques, conveyed in email correspondence with SLAM registrar Valerie Rudy-Valli, dated January 28, 2010 [SLAM document files].
[2] See note [1].
[3] Per invoice dated February 15, 2010 [SLAM document files]; Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, February 23, 2010.
François-Josef Graf, Paris, France [1]
2009 - 2010
Jason Jacques Gallery, New York, NY, USA, purchased from François-Josef Graf [2]
2010 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Jason Jacques Gallery [3]
Notes:
[1] Per notes of a telephone conversation between SLAM curator David Conradsen and the dealer Jason Jacques, conveyed in email correspondence with SLAM registrar Valerie Rudy-Valli, dated January 28, 2010 [SLAM document files].
[2] See note [1].
[3] Per invoice dated February 15, 2010 [SLAM document files]; Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, February 23, 2010.
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