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Pauline Wiertz (1955-2019) - very special unique piece (ceramic object).
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Pauline Wiertz (1955-2019) - very special unique piece (ceramic object).
Chicken with maritime scene on the breast. Special unique piece (ceramic object) by Pauline Wiertz.
Pauline Wiertz was a Dutch visual artist who was active as a sculptor, ceramist, and jewelry designer.
In perfect condition. Can be hung on the wall or displayed lying down.
Dimensions 21 x 13 x 11 cm (h x w x d)
Weight 353 grams
Marked Unmarked (signed all over)
NB: last photo with Queen Maxima, in reference to Wiertz's work
Biography:
Wiertz trained as a ceramist at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam (Netherlands) (1972-1977). She also studied at the Academie Minerva in Groningen (Netherlands). From 1977 onwards, she had her own studio. In addition to ceramics and monumental work, Wiertz also produced jewelry starting in 2000. Her work is not preceded by designs or sketches. In contrast to the modernist tradition in which Wiertz was trained, she had a strong inclination towards decoration reminiscent of the Baroque and Rococo periods.
Shellfish, chicken bones, chicken feet, pickles, fish, shrimp, and peanuts: Wiertz cast objects from her daily environment in porcelain and made jewelry and objects from them. She crafted jewelry from porcelain, sometimes in combination with felt or other materials. In doing so, she applied transfer techniques to the porcelain to decorate the objects.
Outside of Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and Limoges (France), Wiertz has worked at the European Ceramic Work Centre in Den Bosch (the Netherlands), as well as in China, Japan, and Curaçao. Wiertz also taught and gave guest lectures at various educational institutions, such as the Academie Minerva in Groningen (Netherlands) (1988-1989), the Design Academy Eindhoven (Netherlands) (2002), the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam (Netherlands) (2003), and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam (Netherlands) (2000).
Two pieces of jewelry by Wiertz, along with hundreds of other pieces by various Dutch designers, ended up in the collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam in Amsterdam (Netherlands) in 2009 through a donation by Marjan Unger and Gerard Unger.
Wiertz's jewelry has been and continues to be presented by, among others, Galerie Hélène Porée, Galerie Louise Smit, and Inez Stodel. Works in public collections (selection)
CODA, Apeldoorn (Netherlands)
De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem (Netherlands)
Inax Corporation, Tokoname (Japan)
Kobe Citymuseum, Kobe (Japan)
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (Netherlands), Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Princessehof, Leeuwarden (Netherlands)
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands) (BK-2010-2-98; BK-2010-2-98-1; BK-2010-2-98-2; BK-2010-2-99)
Works in private collections (selection)
Riet & Johan van Lonkhuijsen
Máxima Zorreguieta
Marjan Unger & Gerard Unger
Exhibitions (selection)
1986 – Binnen, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
1987 – Visie op vasezen, Galerie Detail, Groningen (Netherlands)
1991 – An Overview, De Zonnehof, Amersfoort (Netherlands)
1997 – Flessibellissimo, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (Netherlands)
1997 – Rietveld to the Stock Exchange, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
1998 – Rietveld to the Stock Exchange, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
1999 – Still Life, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
1999 – Rietveld to the Stock Exchange, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2000 – Iris Eichenberg, ceramics / Pauline Wiertz, jewelry, Galerie Louise Smit, Amsterdam (Netherlands) (January 29, 2000 to March 2, 2000)
2000 – Rietveld to the Stock Exchange, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2001 – Chandeliers, Musée de Carouge, Carouge (Switzerland)
2001 – Delfts under the microscope, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague (Netherlands)
2001 – Rietveld to the Stock Exchange, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2002 – Biomorphique, Terra Keramiek, Delft (Netherlands)
2002 – Galerie Kadans, The Hague (Netherlands)
2002 – Homemade Holland, The Crafts Council, London (United Kingdom)
2002 – KunstRAI 2002, RAI, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2002 – Rietveld to the Stock Exchange, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2003 – Le Trou, Artkitchen Gallery, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2003 – Rietveld to the Stock Exchange, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2003 – To dream the impossible, The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong (China)
2004 – It’s vespertime again, Artkitchen Gallery, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2004 – Lekker decadent, Museum Princessehof, Leeuwarden (Netherlands)
2004 – Rietveld naar de Beurs, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2005 – Pauline Wiertz, Galerie Louise Smit, Amsterdam (Netherlands) (July 2, 2005 to August 11, 2005)
2006 – Collect 2006, International art fair for contemporary objects, Victoria and Albert Museum, London (United Kingdom)
2006 – Galleri Rostrum, Malmö (Sweden)
2006 – Terra Keramiek, Delft (Netherlands)
2010 – Bijoux de Porcelaine et plus…, Galerie Hélène Porée, Paris (France)
2016 – PAN, RAI, Amsterdam (Netherlands) (November 20, 2016 to November 27, 2016) (Kunsthandel Inez Stodel)
2017 – Collected with passion, given with love, CODA, Apeldoorn (Netherlands)
2022 – Wearable Landscape, CODA, Apeldoorn (Netherlands) (June 19, 2022 to September 18, 2022)
2024 – Speaking Jewels – Martijn Akkerman’s Choice, CODA, Apeldoorn (Netherlands) (January 28, 2024 to May 12, 2024)
Prizes (selection)
1990 – Inax Design Prize, Tokoname (Japan)
2001 – Prix de la Ville de Carouge, Carouge (Switzerland)
Residencies (selection)
European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC), Den Bosch (Netherlands)
Bibliography (selection)
Reinewald, C. (2006) Wunderkammer, Pauline Wiertz. New York: Fredrieke Taylor Gallery. OCLC 724345806
Simon Thomas, M. (2008) Goed in vorm, honderd jaar ontwerpen in Nederland. Rotterdam: 010. ISBN 9789064506550
Vermeulen, E. (3 September 2024) Queen Máxima goes sleeveless with a super cute necklace. Libelle.
Visual Delights Pauline Wiertz (2003). Venlo: Van Spijk Art Projects. ISBN 906216689X
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsWhite, Multi ColorMaterialCeramicNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeSmallHeight21 cmWidth13 cm
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