Deck Theodore 1823 1891 (1 results)

Pictorial wrappers, fine with only very insignicant signs of use. Marseille, Museées de Marseilles, 1994. 4to. 27 x 21 cms. 144 pp. Richly illustrated in colour and with reproductions of 75 marks / signatures. Bibliography. Text in French. "Théodore Deck or The Brilliance of Enamels, 1823-1891. Centre de la Vieille Charité, July 7-September 11, 1994", richly illustrated exhibition catalogue in French with 143 catalogue entries. - - - Joseph-Théodore Deck was a 19th-century French potter, an important figure in late 19th-century art pottery. In 1856 he established his own faience (earthenware) workshop, Joseph-Théodore Deck Ceramique Française, and began to experiment with styles from Islamic pottery, and in particular the Iznik style. When Japonisme arrived in the 1870s he embraced this and other art pottery trends with enthusiasm, finally conquering the French establishment when he was made art director of Sèvres porcelain in 1887. Several important figures from the next generation were trained by Deck, including Edmond Lachenal. In the 1880s he also worked in the Chinese pottery tradition, also collaborating with Raphaël Collin, and other artists of the time. He died in Paris. In 1887 he published a treatise under the title La Faïence (Wikipedia). …