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This ceramic pitcher, signed to Ann Dangar, features a traditional silhouette with handle and spout. Its surface is decorated with a stylized geometric motif in brown slip on a cream background, testifying to craftsmanship influenced by French pottery traditions and a modernist approach.
Anne Dangar (1885-1951) was an Australian artist who trained as a painter before turning to ceramics. Close to André Lhote, she was influenced by Cubism, but it was with Albert Gleizes that she found her calling. In 1930, she joined the Moly-Sabata community in France, where she developed a body of work inspired by traditional pottery but incorporating modernist principles. In this way, she participated in the 20th-century revival of the decorative arts, reconciling local influences with contemporary plastic research.
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