Provenance
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2001
Literature
David Whitting, "Alison Britton: New Ceramics," Crafts, March/April 2001, illustrated p. 53
Artist Biography
Alison Britton
British • 1948
A leading figure in English ceramics, Alison Britton was part of a group of influential ceramists who emerged from the Royal College of Art in the 1970s, including Elizabeth Fritsch and Jacqueline Poncelet, whose work sought to re-establish the vessel as an abstract form. Rather than throw on a wheel, Britton hand-builds her pieces by assembling slabs in an asymmetrical, often architectural structure and paints them in energetic gestural patterns, combining sculpture with painting. Internationally recognized as a curator, writer and recipient of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, her ceramic artworks are held in the permanent collections of numerous institutions including the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Contemporary Studio Artworks from the Estate of Jack R. Bershad

Alison Britton

"White Jar"

2000
Hand-built earthenware, painted slips and pigments, clear matte glaze.
18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) high
Underside incised Alison Britton/2000.

Estimate
$5,000 - 7,000

Sold for $10,710

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New York Auction 8 June 2022