Design for a Bulbous Vase with Abstract Female Figures (recto); Bull statuette (verso)
This drawing contains a design for a vase with painted decoration consisting of two abstract female figures presented in a kneeling stance. The drawing consists of one large elevation, executed in color, with three smaller renderings in graphite below, showing the circumference and front and back elevations of the vase. The verso contains an idea for a bull statuette. The design is signed by René Buthaud who was a leading artist in the field of ceramics during the Art Déco period. While several drawing by his hand survive, few tie in so closely to Buthaud's artistic process with regards to the creation of his iconic ceramic and painted vases.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for a Bulbous Vase with Abstract Female Figures (recto); Bull statuette (verso)
- Artist: René Buthaud (French, Saintes 1886–1986 Bordeaux)
- Date: 1920–30
- Medium: Watercolor over graphite underdrawing, three additional sketches in graphite (recto); gouache, ink and graphite (verso)
- Dimensions: Sheet: 19 in. × 8 7/16 in. (48.2 × 21.4 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.16.55a, b
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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