John Gill Vintage Glazed Stoneware Sculpture Titled "Pitcher #6"

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An original vintage John Gill (American b1949) ceramic sculpture titled "Pitcher #6". This comes from the Estates of Thomas N. … Read more An original vintage John Gill (American b1949) ceramic sculpture titled "Pitcher #6". This comes from the Estates of Thomas N. Armstrong III & Whitney 'Bunty' Brewster Armstrong. It was originally acquired by them from the Kraushaar Galleries, NYC.

"Pitcher #6" is done in red, teal, purple, yellow and antique white, in a geometric modern style. It is signed and dated on the bottom.

About the artist:
"John Gill is a ceramic artist, as well as a professor at Alfred University since 1984. He is known for creating abstracted teapots and pots that contain geometric forms and bold colors. Gill’s work is influenced by a modernist approach to ceramics. Gill received his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1973. He received his MFA in 1975 from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, where he also met his wife and ceramic artist, Andrea (Gill). He is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics, a fellow of the American Crafts Council, and has presented lectures and workshops in the US and internationally. He contains work in numerous permanent collections of art museums including the Brooklyn Museum in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Newark Museum in New Jersey, the Houston Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art." — craftinamerica.org

"The prismatic planes, dynamic spouts, and swelling curves of Gill's vessels tend toward absurdity. There is tension between the stability of the interior space-necessary for the functionality of the vessels-and the external instability of the many material variables at play in his practice. Gill deliberately fires all of his creations at a single temperature, allowing each glaze to undergo a unique chemical transformation. The result is a vessel that buzzes with a joyous variety of color and texture." — Yossi Milo

Circa: 2001
Artist: John Gill (American, born 1949)
Condition: Very good.
Dimensions: 7 1/2" W x 5" D x 5" H
Provenance: Kraushaar Galleries, NYC. Then sold to Thomas N. Armstrong III & Whitney 'Bunty' Brewster Armstrong, then us: Uncommon House Decor. See less