Vase with sunflowers

Manufacturer Rozenburg Plateelfabriek Dutch

1896

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 521

The Rozenburg factory returned to naturalistic forms following the 1888 departure of Theodore Colenbrander, who had reveled in the expressive freedom of abstract patterns. While large friendly sunflowers decorate the bottom of the vase, the green leaves at the neck morph into distorted shapes that are reminiscent of Colenbrander’s vision.

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Provenance

Title: Vase with sunflowers
Manufacturer: Rozenburg Plateelfabriek (1883–1917)
Date: 1896
Culture: Dutch, The Hague
Medium: Glazed earthenware
Dimensions: Height: 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts of Mrs. Russell Sage and The Hearst Foundation, by exchange and Rogers Fund, 2000
Object Number: 2000.126
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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