David Garland, Blue and White Glazed Earthenware Pitcher (1985)

Description We were very fortunate to acquire a collection of ceramic works by celebrated UK artist David Garland, who is often referred to as a "painter in clay."  This work is the ultimate in functionality -- you can use it as both a pitcher and a vase. We particularly love this it because it reminds us of a Mark Rothko painting. Oh so thoroughly modern! Details David Garland (British, 1941 - ) Glazed earthenware Signed and dated on bottom 5 3/4" diameter, 9 3/4" height, 8" at widest part Excellent condition. From a prominent Chicago collector. About the Artist Born in England in 1941, David Garland grew up in New Zealand. In 1961 he returned and trained at the London College of Printing. Later, he taught there, and at the Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, as a senior lecturer. During that period he was also a working artist and had his first one-man exhibition of paintings at the Drian Galleries in 1963. He began exploring ceramics as a medium after he took lessons from the potter