designer :: Eberhardt, Elisabeth

vintage item::

The Bauhaus movement influenced artists the world over and it is interesting to note how they interpreted or rather, reinterpreted this style in their own work with regard to their own country and culture. This vase is a fine example of how Elisabeth Eberhardt introduced this influence in her work. It is 5 inches tall and 5 inches in diameter and has a form of a short bottle neck rim that dramatically flows into a rounded square of a body. A masterful touch is the dark, cobalt blue glaze that appears to be layers of the glaze color in different levels of opacity. The vase is in mint condition.

height ::

5 in

(12.7 cm)

diameter ::

5 in

(12.7 cm)

condition ::

mint condition

 

quantity ::

1

 

shipping ::

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price ::

$380.00

 

 

about the designer :: Eberhardt, Elisabeth

Elisabeth Eberhardt is considered a woman pioneer of the 20th century Swiss pottery and design movement. She studied at the Arts & Crafts School in Bern, Switzerland from 1903 to 1906. After studying the traditional art of Swiss primitive pottery in Thun, she opened her own studio. Her first works, in form and decoration, were significantly influenced by this tradition, especially the folk art pottery of Langnau in the Canton of Bern. It was in the year 1915, that Ms. Eberhardt had a watershed moment and decided to dedicate her art to the new forms and glazes influenced by the Bauhaus movement. She tirelessly experimented with glazes and new forms until she perfected her technique and started to create her legacy. Her work after 1915 greatly influenced the direction of the Swiss pottery movement and helped it to break with the past. In addition to her works, she was one of the earliest female members of the Schweizerwerkbund (Swiss Artists Guild), which was the leading organization for architects, designers, and artists in Switzerland.