Minneapolis Institute of Art

Vase Design

Attributed to Amédée de Caranza

Date

c. 1880

Medium

Watercolor gouache with traces of crayon on tracing paper (?)

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

In 1875 Amédée de Caranza arrived at the Vieillard porcelain factory in Bordeaux. During the next ten years, he breathed life into the studio, especially with his Japanese-inspired designs that employed the technique of enameled faience. In this drawing for a large vase, de Caranza energized the surface with a fish and a turtle frolicking in stylized waves. France, Europe

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