Lucie Rie (Austrian/British, 1902-1995), Pinched Vase

Circa 1958, hand-thrown stoneware with black glaze, likely manganese, impressed artist's monogram seal to the underside, featuring an elliptical rim over a footed round base.
Included with the Lot are the Gallery purchase and related appraisal paperwork.

3 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.

Purchased in 1993, Galerie Besson, London.
Gifted to the current owner.

Lucie Rie was an Austrian-born British ceramics artist. Rie’s works, usually consisting of hand-thrown pots, bottles, and bowl forms, are noteworthy for their Modernist forms. Born on March 16, 1902 in Vienna, Austria, she studied pottery at the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule, a school of arts and crafts. In 1937, she won a silver medal at the Paris International Exhibition and by the following year, Rie moved to London to flee Nazi Austria. Once settled in the British capitol, she maintained a small studio and continued to produce pottery and small clay objects, including ceramic buttons and jewelry which she sold to support herself. She was later joined by Hans Coper, a young artist who soon became a partner in her studio. She taught at the Camberwell School of Art from 1960 until 1971, and in 1991 was honored as with the title of Dame Commander (DCE). Rie continued her ceramic practice into her 80s until a series of strokes forced her to stop working in the final years of her life. Lucie passed on April 1, 1995 at the age of 93 in London, England.

Good condition.