cały w oliwkowej ciemnozielonej glazurze

wysokość 14 cm

średnica podstawy 5,5 cm

średnica kołnierza 11 cm

Ceramika niemiecka 60/70

Polecam świetny blog prowadzony przez Petrę na ten temat… http://petraonpottery.wordpress.com/

My name is Petra and for the last three years collecting ceramics has become a serious hobby of mine. I am an art historian specialized in architectural history, but I have always loved ceramics. I never was much of a collector though, until I stumbled upon three hip looking vases in a charity shop. They were all a bit damaged, but they looked really decorative together and cost me almost nothing, so I took them home. They had a number on the base and “West Germany” written next to that. I decided to google up some information on them. The rest is history.

Now three years and 500 vases later, I recognize the different stages of collecting. Starting out with buying every piece of (cheap) West German pottery I could get, consequently learning more about them, becoming more critical, buying better pieces and spending a little more money and now with specific preferences both based on taste and (some) knowledge. I am sure new stages will follow and I am hoping to learn al lot more.

This blog showcases my ever growing collection of 20th century -predominantly German- art pottery. Through it I hope to share some of my growing knowledge on this particular field of art pottery. I learn form handling the pieces, visiting specialized forums and reading books about ceramics history and the history of art, architecture and design in general. I am especially interested in the broader context these pieces were part of. The contents in my posts are a combination of my art historical knowledge, my own opinion and associations and information I got from other sources.

References

Specific sources I use are always mentioned. Because I use the two reference books below on a regular basis for factual information about manufacturers and designers, I would like to mention them here rather than repeating myself constantly in my posts.

■Horst Makus, Keramik der 50er Jahre Formen, Farben und Dekore ein handbuch (Arnoldsche, Stuttgart 2005)

■Mark Hill, Fat Lava West German Ceramics of the 1960s & 70s (Mark Hill Publishing 2006)

■Kevin James Graham, From Spritzdecor to Fat Lava II (2010) on CD

■M. P. Thomas, Deutsche Keramik und Porzellane der 60er und 70er Jahre (Bad Rappenau 2006)