François-Rupert Carabin Ceramic Covered Jar
Regular price
$7,500
This lushly green ceramic covered jar, by François-Rupert Carabin, features the form of a nude female figure lovingly embracing a gourd shape that makes up the majority of the composition. The entirety of the composition is covered in a wonderfully natural shade of green glaze, suggesting the cheery female form is harmoniously at one with her vegetal companion.
Item #: C-17485
Artist: François-Rupert Carabin
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 5.25" height, 5.5" diameter
Materials: Ceramic
Signed: Maker's mark of "R.C.," and numbered "95"
Literature: Similar ceramic jar pictured in L'oeuvre de Rupert Carabin 1862-1932, by Colette Merklen, p. 228
Item #: C-17485
Artist: François-Rupert Carabin
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 5.25" height, 5.5" diameter
Materials: Ceramic
Signed: Maker's mark of "R.C.," and numbered "95"
Literature: Similar ceramic jar pictured in L'oeuvre de Rupert Carabin 1862-1932, by Colette Merklen, p. 228
The diminutive size of the female nude compared to the gourd she embraces suggests that she is of mythical or mystical quality, perhaps a nymphette or fairy, tending to and caring for her oversized garden.
The diminutive size of the female nude compared to the gourd she embraces suggests that she is of mythical or mystical quality, perhaps a nymphette or fairy, tending to and caring for her oversized garden.
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