Hans Coper 1920-1981
Cycladic form, c.1971
stoneware, porcelain slips and manganese over a textured body, the interior with a manganese glaze
height: 25.6cm
impressed with maker's mark
Further images
Provenance
Private Collection, UKPrivate Collection, New York, acquired c.2000
Offer Waterman, London, acquired from the above in 2023
Exhibitions
London, Offer Waterman, On Foot: An Exhibition Curated by Jonathan Anderson, 18 September – 28 October 2023, un-numbered exhibition, illustrated.Literature
Lucie Rie - Hans Coper, Keramik, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, exh. cat., 1972, illustrated p.32 (a closely comparable work);J. Stewart
Johnson (intro.), Lucie Rie / Hans Coper: Masterworks by Two British Potters,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1994, illustrated p.19, a closely
comparable work;
Tony Birks, Hans Coper, Marston House, Yeovil, 2005, illustrated p.159 (a comparable work);
Kiriko Nishida et.al., Hans Coper Retrospective – Innovation in 20th Century Ceramics, exh. cat., The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, 2009, illustrated p.111 (a closely comparable work);
Jonathan Anderson et.al., On Foot: An Exhibition Curated by Jonathan
Anderson, Offer Waterman, London, 2023, illustrated p.25.