Monumental Vase by Jens Andreasen

Jens Jakob Bregnø, Danish 1877-1946 A stoneware carnation vase with maroon glaze. At the top three holes for carnations / single flower. Presumably on of a kind. On one side side re...

Ebbe Sadolin, Danish 1900-1982 Vase by Ebbe Sadolin for Bing & Grøndal. Height: 29 cm. Stoneware with an incredibly beautiful glaze in earthy tones. The vase has a minor repair on ...

Jens Petersen (1890-1956) Vase in ceramics by Jens Petersen, signed JP. Measures: 11.5 cm x 11 cm. In perfect condition.

A potter and painter, Albert Green (1914-1994) earned an international reputation for his ceramics, stoneware, and canvases. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City, supporting himself with retail jobs selling men’s clothing. But in 1946 a chance encounter with a display of contemporary Japanese pottery inspired him on the spot to switch from painting to pottery. Green learned pottery techniques through engineering manuals and applied his knowledge of college chemistry to teach himself glazing. ​“In those days I looked at pots constantly,” he said. ​“I’d travel 100 miles to look at a good pot. I simply taught myself.” He took his painting skills and applied them to his clay works, creating pieces that critics praised for their painterly qualities and subtle sense of color. In 1976, he retired from the retail clothing...