Detail of 1916 Still Life by Morandi
Ann Verdcourt, Artist
This is one of the
ceramic artworks
in our collection.
The place and date where it was made are unknown.
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Object Detail
About the Work
In
2010
the
Sarjeant
Gallery,
in
partnership
with
Te
Manawa,
launched
a
survey
exhibition
of
Ann
Verdcourt’s
ceramics
which
toured
the
North
Island.
In
that
exhibition,
curator
Greg
Donson
said
of
Verdcourt’s
referencing
of,
and
admiration
for,
Italian
artist
Giorgio
Morandi
(1890-1964)
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“Morandi’s still lives or elements of them have been a preoccupation for Verdcourt for many years. She has long admired his quiet and unassuming still life paintings which focus on small arrangements of everyday domestic objects – vases, bowls, bottles, jugs and mugs. Morandi frequently painted the same objects in different arrangements. Here Verdcourt faithfully recreates Morandi’s still life from 1916 in clay.”
- extended label text for the exhibition 'After You', 2013
“Morandi’s still lives or elements of them have been a preoccupation for Verdcourt for many years. She has long admired his quiet and unassuming still life paintings which focus on small arrangements of everyday domestic objects – vases, bowls, bottles, jugs and mugs. Morandi frequently painted the same objects in different arrangements. Here Verdcourt faithfully recreates Morandi’s still life from 1916 in clay.”
- extended label text for the exhibition 'After You', 2013
Measurements
Base 570 x 780 x 40 mm
Media
earthenware with underglaze and oxides with painted wooden base
Description
Ceramic collection of bottles and jugs in greys and browns on a white rectangular slab.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased, 1990.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
1990
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Accession Number:
1990/12/1