Terms and conditions of use
(Virgin and Child in majesty surrounded by six angels after Cimabue), platter
(La Vierge et l'Enfant en majesté entourés de six anges)
(1948)
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
4.8 × 45.6 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by the Albert Gleizes Foundation, Member, 2005
Gallery location
Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
Anne Dangar taught art to local children and helped run the Moly-Sabata colony, where she stayed until her death in 1951. She made domestic ceramics at local country potteries like Saint-Désirat, decorating them according to Cubist artist Albert Gleizes’ theories. Gleizes decorated some of her pots and, as in this case, Dangar sometimes translated his designs onto her ceramics. This is part of a series of platters known as Virgin with Child surrounded by angels. Dated examples of these plates range from 1942 to 1949; however, the series is thought to have been produced from 1937 onwards.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Cliousclat, France
Inscription
painted in black on rim of base: M.S.D.
Accession Number
2005.57
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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