Elio Cerbella 'Bucchero' Female Ceramic Sculpture Italy 1950s
Elio Cerbella (1933-2019) 'Bucchero' female ceramic sculpture, Italy, 1950s.
This is a beautifully stylized midcentury ceramic sculpture made by Elio Cerbella from the village of Gubbio in Italy. In Gubbio there was a following of pottery artists who worked in the traditional 'bucchero' style. This ceramic sculpture is one of those 'bucchero' works. Elio Cerbella (1933 - 2019) was a ceramic artist, sculptor, who worked his whole life in Gubbio. He was a true craftsman and Cerbella did not settle for the materials available on the market, but went on a search of clay deposits along the watercourses of the Gubbio countryside. There, he obtaining high-quality amalgams that gave his 'bucchero' pieces an extraordinarily quality.
The 'bucchero' ceramics get their characteristic black color through a special process in which the oxygen is removed from the red clay. So no paint or varnish is used. This is a technique that dates back to the Etruscans.
This ceramic head is in very good vintage condition. Signed 'Cerbella' and 'Gubbio' at the inner rim at the base.
Height: 5.52 in (14 cm)
Width: 3.55 in (9 cm)
Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
Elio Cerbella (1933-2019) 'Bucchero' female ceramic sculpture, Italy, 1950s.
This is a beautifully stylized midcentury ceramic sculpture made by Elio Cerbella from the village of Gubbio in Italy. In Gubbio there was a following of pottery artists who worked in the traditional 'bucchero' style. This ceramic sculpture is one of those 'bucchero' works. Elio Cerbella (1933 - 2019) was a ceramic artist, sculptor, who worked his whole life in Gubbio. He was a true craftsman and Cerbella did not settle for the materials available on the market, but went on a search of clay deposits along the watercourses of the Gubbio countryside. There, he obtaining high-quality amalgams that gave his 'bucchero' pieces an extraordinarily quality.
The 'bucchero' ceramics get their characteristic black color through a special process in which the oxygen is removed from the red clay. So no paint or varnish is used. This is a technique that dates back to the Etruscans.
This ceramic head is in very good vintage condition. Signed 'Cerbella' and 'Gubbio' at the inner rim at the base.
Height: 5.52 in (14 cm)
Width: 3.55 in (9 cm)
Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
Elio Cerbella (1933-2019) 'Bucchero' female ceramic sculpture, Italy, 1950s.
This is a beautifully stylized midcentury ceramic sculpture made by Elio Cerbella from the village of Gubbio in Italy. In Gubbio there was a following of pottery artists who worked in the traditional 'bucchero' style. This ceramic sculpture is one of those 'bucchero' works. Elio Cerbella (1933 - 2019) was a ceramic artist, sculptor, who worked his whole life in Gubbio. He was a true craftsman and Cerbella did not settle for the materials available on the market, but went on a search of clay deposits along the watercourses of the Gubbio countryside. There, he obtaining high-quality amalgams that gave his 'bucchero' pieces an extraordinarily quality.
The 'bucchero' ceramics get their characteristic black color through a special process in which the oxygen is removed from the red clay. So no paint or varnish is used. This is a technique that dates back to the Etruscans.
This ceramic head is in very good vintage condition. Signed 'Cerbella' and 'Gubbio' at the inner rim at the base.
Height: 5.52 in (14 cm)
Width: 3.55 in (9 cm)
Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
