Marc-Louis Solon
Marc-Louis E. Solon | |
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Born | 1835 Montauban, France |
Died | (aged 78) Stoke-on-Trent, England |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Porcelain artist |
Known for | Pâte-sur-pâte |
Marc-Louis-Emmanuel Solon (1835 – 23 June 1913), pseudonym Miles, was a French porcelain artist. After beginning his career at the
Solon was born in Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne. After moving to England at the time of the Franco-Prussian War he lived there for the rest of his life.
Family
Solon married Laure, the daughter of Minton's
Art
Despite some family resistance to his becoming an artist, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and with Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran.[2] Some of Solon's work came to the attention of the art director of the Sèvres Pottery. Solon was employed at Sèvres from 1862–70 as a ceramic artist and designer and was where he learned and began to perfect the technique of pâte-sur-pâte. His styles were derived from Classical Greece, the Renaissance, 17th- and 18th-century paintings, and Victorian postcards while his subjects often included portraits, female figures, putti (cherubs), small animals, and birds. His early work was produced under the pseudonym Miles, said to be based on his initials M L E S. A number of these earlier pieces are housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum and in the collection of the former Minton Museum.
Solon moved from France to England in 1870 to flee from the
One of Solon's vases, believed to be his largest, is on display at Osborne House.
He died at Stoke-on-Trent on 23 June 1913.[4][5]
Gallery
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Marc-Louis-Emmanuel Solon at Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Plaque with Tree Spirits, 1880, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Marc-Louis-Emmanuel Solon at Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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1900 Annual Report of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Minton Porcelain Plaque designed by Marc-Louis Solon. Circa 1880.
Literary interests
During his early years in Staffordshire Solon collected local pottery. He used the collection as the basis of his 1883 publication, The Art of the Old English Potter, a book about pottery produced before Josiah Wedgwood transformed the industry.[5]
Other publications include:
- A History and Description of the old French Faïence (London, 1903)[6]
- A History and Description of Italian Maiolica (London, 1907)
- Ceramic Literature (London, 1910)
He also collected books about ceramics and after his death, his library was acquired by the local technical college with funds provided by the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust.
References
- JSTOR 41809144. (accessed via JSTOR, subscription required)
- ^ SOLON, Louis Marc Emmanuel
- ^ The Villas
- ^ "(untitled)". The Guardian. 24 June 1913. p. 18. Retrieved 19 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Mr. L. M. Solon". The Guardian. 25 June 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 19 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ A History and Description of the old French Faïence.
External links
- Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Examples of pâte-sur-pâte are to be found in the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Hanley, Staffordshire, whose collection includes items from the former Minton museum. The website has a search facilitywhich allows you to view images of pâte-sur-pâte (if you type in the keyword "Solon").
- Oxford Art Online entry