Aldo Londi (Italian, 1911-2003) for Bitossi, Rimini Blu Bird

Italy, circa 1960, retailed by Raymor in the U.S., glazed ceramic bird with incised features and metal feet, marked "1702 - B / ITALY" and with period Raymor label with inventory numbers to underside.

8 5/8 x 10 x 8 1/4 in.

Born in 1911 in Montelupo Fiorentino, Aldo Londi lived a life devoted to art: he was a painter and sculptor, but above all, a ceramicist. For over fifty years, he collaborated with Bitossi, first as artistic director and later as a contributor.

His expertise in ceramics and artistic sensitivity were his defining traits. Combined with a natural inclination for exploration, they allowed him to undertake bold experiments and shape a new expressive language.

The iconic Rimini Blu series, produced continuously since 1959, is distinguished by the texture of its surface. The decoration, made up of marks that create a whimsical dance of abstract-geometric elements set beneath the blue, evokes the play of light on the surface of the sea.

Bio courtesy of Bitossi.

Break and repair to tail and beak; chip to underside of beak; minor nick to body and tip of beak.