Ruth Duckworth Ceramics

Her other worldly organic forms influenced the hand building that emerged early in the next decade.

Ruth duckworth ceramics. Mayfair gallery specialising in ceramics modern art. Ruth duckworth s delicate and ethereal porcelain and stoneware of the 1960s mostly hand built helped to push ceramics in a very interesting more sculptural direction. Ruth duckworth april 10 1919 october 18 2009 was a modernist sculptor who specialized in ceramics though she also worked in stoneware porcelain and bronze her sculptures are mostly untitled. There she studied art at liverpool school of art hammersmith school of art and central school of arts and crafts in london and she organized her first exhibitions.

Ruth duckworth was a british sculptor who was best known for her smooth ceramic works of abstract forms derived from nature. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices. View ruth duckworth s 200 artworks on artnet. Ruth duckworth is best known as a modernist sculptor who worked in stoneware and porcelain creating hand built minimalist abstract organic forms.

When duckworth 1919 2009 considered a pioneer in the field of ceramics came into her own as an artist in the 50s. Born in hamburg in 1919 ruth duckworth came to britain in 1936 as a refugee from the nazi regime to join her sister renate and attended the liverpool school of art. Ruth duckworth s sculpture has never received the recognition it deserves. Ruth duckworth ruth windmüller german born american artist born april 10 1919 hamburg ger died oct.

See available design sculpture and paintings for sale and learn about the artist. 18 2009 chicago ill created abstract works in clay and bronze that ranged from small ceramic pieces to large scale public installations and murals duckworth moved from germany to england to study 1936 40 at the liverpool school of art. She spent her early years as an artist. Born in hamburg germany in 1919 ruth duckworth moved to england in 1936 during the rise of nazi power.

She is best known for clouds over lake michigan a wall sculpture. Approaching clay as a sculptor rather than as a potter. Ruth duckworth a sculptor whose work in clay and bronze included monumental sculptures and murals as well as small scale intimate pieces died last sunday in chicago.