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John La Farge

Japanese Crackle Pottery with Camellias

Maker

John La Farge (American, 1835-1910)

Title

Japanese Crackle Pottery with Camellias

Year

1879

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Watercolor on paper

Materials

watercolor, tempera

Supports

Smooth heavy wove rag paper

Dimensions

42.7 x 44.9 cm (16 13/16 x 17 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in red watercolor UL corner:Japanese Crackle Pottery Inscribed on verso:To be returned toCenturySaturday, March 1st before 3 o'clock P.M.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

21.469

Type

Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Making It In America

Oct 11, 2013 – Feb 09, 2014

Label copy

Painter and decorator John La Farge places camellias, roses, and a daisy in a three-handled Japanese crackle pottery container whose form resembles a wooden pail. Even before his first visit to Japan in 1886, he had assembled an extensive personal collection of Japanese objects.

La Farge employed the transparency and vibrancy of watercolor to develop ideas related to his stained glass compositions. His still lifes of flowers often represent the saturated and opalescent effects that he achieved in the design of ornamental windows.

From Dürer to Van Gogh

Gifts from Eliza Greene Radeke and Helen Metcalf Danforth

Jun 05, 2008 – Oct 26, 2008

Better Still

Looking at Still Life in the Museum Collection

Feb 06, 2004 – May 02, 2004

Tradition and Innovation in American Watercolors

Jan 27, 1999 – Apr 11, 1999

Gifts from the Rhode Island Foundation

Jan 06, 1989 – Feb 26, 1989

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

John La Farge (American, 1835-1910)

Japanese Crackle Pottery with Camellias, 1879

Watercolor on paper

42.7 x 44.9 cm (16 13/16 x 17 11/16 inches)

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 21.469

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