Hand-painted vase with water lilies – studio ceramics in the spirit of Monet, last quarter 20th century

Hand-painted vase with water lilies in the spirit of Monet

A charming hand-painted vase decorated with pink water lilies and floating leaves on a soft pale blue ground. From the top, trails in rust brown and grey-blue hang down like wisteria over a pond: the scene immediately recalls Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny. The vase was thrown on the wheel, as the subtle throwing rings in the wall reveal, and has a matt glaze with fine blue speckles. A ceramic vase with the look of an impressionist painting.

Why we chose this piece

We fell for the painterly, loose touch: the water lilies are set down in short, speckled strokes, almost like pastel on paper. This is clearly the work of a potter or ceramic artist, not a printed museum-shop product, which shows in the soft colour transitions and small irregularities.

Style and interior

This vase suits a romantic or country interior, a French brocante atmosphere and light, pastel fabrics. Filled with a loose bunch of garden flowers, sprigs of wisteria or a few grasses the decoration comes even more to life, but standing empty on a windowsill or bookcase it is a small work of art in its own right.

Dimensions: height 22.5 cm, diameter 14 cm
Material: stoneware, matt glaze with hand-painted decoration; unglazed base
Style: studio ceramics, impressionist decoration in the spirit of Monet
Period: last quarter of the 20th century
Origin: Europe, maker unknown
Condition: good condition, with no chips or cracks. The decoration has a few small firing specks and a tiny dark streak near one of the water lilies (photo 3), part of the handmade firing and painting process. The unglazed foot ring shows some light discolouration and signs of use. The base bears a faint round stamp that is no longer legible (photo 6).
Price:
€ 55

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