Author(s):
carrier-belleuse, louis-robert (paris, 04–07–1848 - paris, 14–06–1913), ceramist
hippolyte boulenger & cie (h. B. & cie) (choisy-le-roi), production workshop
other title: the struggle for life (awarded title)
production date: between 1894 to 1895
dating in century: 4th quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): ceramics, decorative arts
name(s): vase
materials and techniques: earthenware
place(s) of execution/production: choisy-le-roi
dimensions - artwork:
height: 39cm
diameter: 44. 7cm
description:
vase with two handles
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature - hollow under a leaf, on the body: "carrier-belleuse"
mark - debossed under the base: "1509 / hb /26-04-09"
brand - painted black, under the base: "hb [choisy le roi]"
iconographic description:
this vase with two handles is decorated on the neck with a frieze of putti and roses in paste on paste, and at the base with a decoration of thistle leaves. Historical commentary:
with the jardinière des titans and the round children's vase, the petit palais now has three vases from the choisy-le-roi manufacture whose brilliant and virtuoso production is little represented in french collections. At the base, delirious putti, chubby and mocking infants, emerge among thistle leaves with jagged contours and rise to attack the pass in a swirling movement. Perfect mastery of the difficult technique of paste on paste allows the ceramist to vary the relief and surface effects. His science of colors allows him to marry and blend the rarest tones: pale pinks and languid greens. Active between 1805 and 1938, the choisy-le-roi manufacture played an important role in the 19th century in the field of artistic ceramics. She called on talented artists, such as chaplet, dammouse, albert-ernest and louis-robert carrier-belleuse and obtained numerous awards at the universal exhibitions. Louis-robert carrier-belleuse received dual training as a sculptor and painter from his father and cabanel. Very early on, he showed a keen interest in "industrial arts": he took lessons from deck and participated in the sèvres competition in 1882 by submitting a project for a planter. In 1890, he was appointed director of art works at the choisy-le-roi earthenware factory. D. M. Themes / subjects / places represented:
plant representation, rose, putto = putti, leaf - foliage, thistle
mode of acquisition: purchase from arrears of a legacy
name of donor, testator, seller: galerie chantal kiener
date of acquisition: 07–07–2009
institution: petit palais, museum of fine arts of the city of paris
inventory number: odut1945. Date: Entre 1894 vers 1895.
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