Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat

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Bowl with panthers, 1894–95, including "Rouge Dalpayrat" glaze.
Vase, c. 1900

Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat or Adrien Dalpayrat (14 April 1844 – 10 August 1910) was a French potter who was a significant figure in French art pottery, especially known for his innovative coloured ceramic glazes, mostly on stoneware, but also earthenware and porcelain. After working for several makers of faience, mostly in the south, from 1889 he established his own studio in Bourg-la-Reine, not far from Paris, with his work on sale in various galleries in the capital and other cities.[1]

Rouge Dalpayrat

He invented the copper-based red glaze colour known as "Rouge Dalpayrat" after him, a variety of sang de boeuf glaze:[2]

Dalpayrat's red is more a material than a colour. The basic colour is usually blood red, obtained from copper oxide, but can also be a moss green, amber or leaden grey, or all those at once. The diversity of the palette suggests the use of many specific oxides generating a particular colour. But this is not the case: the colours, flamed or otherwise, result from subtle variations in the proportions and the firing of the formula based on copper alone.[3]

Works

His shapes were often sculptural, either in their broad shape, or sometimes incorporating figures modelled by sculptors he collaborated with.

Tiffany Studios of New York. This marriage was very likely arranged by Siegfried Bing, whose Paris gallery Maison de l'Art Nouveau sold works by both makers.[6] An inkwell with bronze mounts, also in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has the metal marked by Edward Colonna, a regular designer in metal for Bing.[7]

His largest work was an elaborate cheminée, or fireplace with

World's Fairs the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893) and Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900.[9]

His wife and three sons joined in the business, but it closed in 1906, after which he retired to his native Limoges.[10] His house and workshop in Bourg-la-Reine is now owned by the town and holds the musée Dalpayrat, with more than 120 of his pieces.[11]

In 2015, two Dalpayrat vases in an auction at Christie's New York sold for US$23,750,[12] and US$17,500.[13]

  • Vase with face, 1892–93, modelled by Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix.[14]
    Vase with face, 1892–93, modelled by Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix.[14]
  • Vase, 1897
    Vase, 1897
  • teapot with silver-gilt mounts, including hinged lid, by 1898
    teapot with silver-gilt mounts, including hinged lid, by 1898
  • Inkwell in stoneware & gilt-bronze mounts, 1890s
    Inkwell in stoneware &
    gilt-bronze
    mounts, 1890s
  • Vase, c. 1900, with silver-gilt mounts
    Vase, c. 1900, with silver-gilt mounts
  • Tall vase, c. 1900
    Tall vase, c. 1900
  • Vase, c. 1900
    Vase, c. 1900
  • Table lamp, with glass and metal shade by Tiffany & Co., by 1902.[15]
    Table lamp, with glass and metal shade by Tiffany & Co., by 1902.[15]
  • Vase, 1904
    Vase, 1904
  • Jardinière with bronze lizard handles
    Jardinière
    with bronze lizard handles
  • Inkwell with metal cover
    Inkwell with metal cover
  • Dalpayrat's house, Bourg-la-Reine, now a museum
    Dalpayrat's house, Bourg-la-Reine, now a museum

Notes

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  1. ^ V&A; JJ; Career summary at the musée Dalpayrat (in French)
  2. ^ Orsay; V&A; JJ
  3. ^ Orsay
  4. ^ V&A; JJ
  5. ^ Met
  6. ^ Notable, 64
  7. ^ "Inkwell, ca 1900", Metropolitan Museum of Art
  8. ^ Orsay
  9. ^ V&A
  10. ^ V&A; JJ
  11. ^ Municipal website. Note: only open once a month
  12. ^ Christie's, Sale 3749, "Design", New York, 10 June 2015, Lot 2.
  13. ^ Lot 3, same sale
  14. ^ Met
  15. ^ Notable, 64

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External links

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