Lot 222: JOHAN CRETEN | Burka (Alfred Painting 21)

mechanically polished glaze, marbleized high-fire stoneware, unglazed clay and concrete 

42,7 x 59 cm; 18 13/16 x 23 1/4 in.

mechanically polished glaze, marbleized high-fire stoneware, unglazed clay and concrete 

The colours are fairly accurate in the printed catalogue illustration. There is a tiny chip towards the center of the extreme right edge with a thin crack. This work is in very good condition.
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Paris, La Maison Rouge, Ceramix, Art and Ceramics from Rodin to Schütte, 9 March - 8 June 2016; catalogue, p. 261, illustrated in colour

Johan Creten,  Alfred Paintings, New York, 2015, pp. 18-19, illustrated in colour 

Galerie Perrotin, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner