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Louis Mendez Very Large Earthtone Stoneware Bowl.

Creator: Louis Mendez
Offered by: Drucker Antiques

Description
Louis Mendez (1929-2012) very large earthtone stoneware bowl. Exterior surface has drippy glaze and interior has cream and brown, blue green glaze. The bowl is in very good condition, with appropiate wear for its age. A few minor chips in rim, but they have been there since we got the bowl. The bowl still has the NFS sticker on it from Louis Mendez studio in Goshen NY.

The bowl is from Louis Mendez's highly productive and creative early 1960s period. In 1963 Louis Mendez had a show at the Victoria and Albert show in London, the same year this bowl was made. Signed "Mendez '63" to the underside.

In 2007, when I visited Louis Mendez in his NYC studio, we showed him the bowl. Diane shared "That decorative style and stoneware clay body were typical of Louis’s work in the late ‘50s and early 60’s. This particular piece would have been done while he was teaching at the Philadelphia College of Art."
It is signed and dated 1963.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Signed along the bottom rim of the bowl "Mendez '63"
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	earthtone stoneware
Condition:	Good. The bowl is in very good condition, with appropiate wear for its age.
Creation Date:	1963
Styles / Movements:	Art Pottery
Dealer Reference #:	102487
Incollect Reference #:	358608

Dimensions

H.	10.5 in;	Diam.	21.25 in;
H.	26.67 cm;	Diam.	53.98 cm;

Message from Seller:

Drucker Antiques, located at 487 East Main Street, Suite 197 in Mount Kisco, NY, is recognized worldwide as the authority on Georg Jensen hollowware, flatware, and jewelry, offering the largest selection of vintage pieces in the U.S. Specializing in 20th-century design, including Modern Scandinavian, Arts and Crafts, and studio jewelry, Drucker Antiques has been a family business since 1977. Reach them at 914-923-4560 or bill@druckerantiques.com.