Terms and conditions of use
Gourd vase
(c. 1900)
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
29.4 × 15.8 × 18.1 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2020
Gallery location
Mid 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Louis Majorelle is most well known for his sophisticated furniture designs in the Art Nouveau style. However, around 1900 he produced a small number of ceramic vases for the Lunéville earthenware manufactory, where Ernest Bussière also worked. The two knew each other well, Bussière having worked for Majorelle in his Parisian furniture workshop while studying. There is an aesthetic symbiosis between their ceramic vessels that speaks of a shared fascination for the natural world and a respect for the humble earthenware medium, which Japanese craftsmen also esteemed.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Lunéville, Lorraine, France
Inscription
painted in blue on base u.c.: K-G / Lunéville / Majorelle
Accession Number
2020.219
Department
International Decorative Arts