Kurt Weiser - Lidded Figural Vessel, 1981 Signed Raku Glazed Earthenware Ceramic

An original lidded ceramic vessel by American artist Kurt Weiser. Executed in raku glazed earthenware and signed by the artist, 1981. The rounded vessel combines a crackled yellow ground with sweeping amber, green, and black passages and densely patterned fields of white dots, surmounted by a sculptural handle incorporating an abstracted face. The expressive surface, irregular patterning, and playful figural elements reflect Weiser’s early exploration of color, decoration, and sculptural form within the vessel tradition. Provenance: From a private estate in West Bloomfield, Michigan; the Artist. Dimensions: 13”h x 13.5”h x 13.”d.  In very good condition. Full condition report available upon request. Kurt Weiser (b. 1950) is an American ceramic artist and educator recognized for technically accomplished vessels that merge ceramic form with elaborate surface imagery. He studied ceramics at the Kansas City Art Institute under Ken Ferguson and received his MFA from the University of Michigan before serving for more than a decade as director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. Weiser joined Arizona State University in 1988 and became a Regents Professor, developing an internationally recognized practice that evolved from abstract surface decoration toward meticulously painted porcelain vessels incorporating botanical imagery, figures, mythology, and narrative. 

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