Platter

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c. 1874

This monumental ceramic platter illustrates the interconnectedness of the fine and applied arts in France during the era of radical artistic innovation around 1870. It was created by Félix Bracquemond, a printmaker and designer who was deeply embedded in the Parisian avant-garde. The thickly modeled stoneware form is enameled with an arrestingly bright landscape in yellow, orange, red and green. At the center of the composition a vibrant, craggy mountain rises above an ominously dark waterfall. The boldly delineated landscape elements recall Japanese woodblock prints, which Bracquemond admired.

Status: On View, Gallery 241
Department: Applied Arts of Europe

Artist: Félix Henri Bracquemond (Designer)
Title: Platter
Place: Paris (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1869–1879
Medium: Glazed earthenware and gilding
Dimensions: D.: 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Frances and Edward Blair
Reference Number: 2021.212
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