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This ceramic pitcher is a work by Ann Dangar (1885-1951), an Australian artist who worked in France in the wake of cubist principles and rural pottery traditions. It features a truncated cone shape with a generous spout and handle, covered in a green glaze characteristic of her work at the Moly-Sabata community, founded by Albert Gleizes.
Its undulating relief decoration, combined with a rustic glaze in natural hues, illustrates the artist's desire to combine modernity with traditional craftsmanship. This pitcher is particularly noteworthy for its Art Deco-style shape, a rarity in Dangar's work, which generally favored more ordinary forms, enriched by Cubist-inspired decoration. This object, both functional and artistic, bears witness to the revival of the decorative arts in the 20th century, blending cubist influences with vernacular know-how.
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