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RARE GAMBONE ROOSTER

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RARE GAMBONE ROOSTERA rare brown and beige slab built rooster made of stoneware and originally designed by Guido Gambone. It was later reinterpreted by Bruno sometime after his father's death in 1969. GUIDO GAMBONE was arguably the most influential Italian ceramist of the previous century. The elder Gambone (son Bruno was also a gifted potter) defined a unique style that fused traditional ceramic method with unstructured form, uniting the art of the past with that of the

A rare brown and beige slab built rooster made of stoneware and originally designed by Guido Gambone.  It was later reinterpreted by Bruno sometime after his father's death in 1969.

GUIDO GAMBONE was arguably the most influential Italian ceramist of the previous century.  The elder Gambone (son Bruno was also a gifted potter) defined a unique style that fused traditional ceramic method with unstructured form, uniting the art of the past with that of the modern era.  His dynamic objects with their experimental glazes and eccentric patterns achieved great popularity in his day and are treasured holdings in today's private and museum collections.

Born in Montella in the southern Italian region of Campania in 1909, Gambone received his earliest ceramics training at the Manifattura Artistica Ceramica Salernitana in nearby Vietri sul Mare.  He continued his studies at the Industria Ceramica Salernitana (I.C.S.), eventually taking on its directorship.  Gambone moved north to Florence in 1936 with fellow artists Vincenzo Procida and Francesco Solimene to organize the Cantagalli ceramics company (named for founder Ulisse Cantagalli, 1839–1901) which specialized in reviving the rich colors and patterns of the Maiolica tradition.

In the early 1940s he teamed up with brother Remigio and friend Andrea D’Arienzo to establish his own ceramic factory in Vietri Marina, Salerno:  La Faenzerella.  Owing to wartime conditions the company grew rather slowly, but Gambone was soon winning prizes for its production.  In 1947, for example, he received the prestigious Premio Faenza award for a ceramic panel of his creation.  The genius of this phase of Gambone’s ceramic design rested primarily in his use of thick glazes, often rendered more viscous by the addition of glass and sand.  He continued in this style into the 1950s, when he established a second workshop in Florence:  La Tirrena.  In the new space Gambone advanced his earlier designs by working in larger, even more elaborate, amorphic forms.  He reunited with Vincenzo Procida at La Tirrena and also worked there collaboratively with his son Bruno Gambone.

1950 saw the showcase of one of Gambone’s collaborative works at a group exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City.  In 1951 Gambone enjoyed a solo showing at the Galleria Il Milione in Milan.  By the end of the decade, he had achieved wide international acclaim.  He upheld his dedication to his work until 1967, when La Tirrena closed its doors.  Gambone died two years later at the age of 60.

BRUNO GAMBONE was born in Salerno, Italy, in 1936.  His early work experience included an apprenticeship at his father, Guido Gambone's, studio at the age of 14.  (The elder Gambone is counted among the greatest Italian potters of the last century.)  Following a brief stint at Andrea d'Arienzo's ceramics factory in 1958, Bruno began to explore other artistic experiences, including fabric decoration and painting on canvas.  He held his first exhibition of paintings at the La Strozzina Gallery in 1959.  In the early 1960s, Gambone took up residence in New York City, where he moved in exalted circles among artists such as Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein, Louise Nevelson, Frank Stella, and Warhol, gaining much experience in the fields of painting, sculpture, cinema, and theater.  He returned to Italy in 1968—and to Florence the following year when his father died.  He took up the reins of Guido's ceramics studio and devoted himself almost exclusively to pottery.  He worked with remarkable intensity and produced works of great interest.  Bruno Gambone occasionally explored other sectors of applied art, such as glass, furnishings, and jewelry.  His activism in defense of artistic craftsmanship is often noted.

…Between birth and death, there is a story made of everyday earth. – BRUNO GAMBONE

Details

DIMENSIONS
7ʺW × 2.5ʺD × 10ʺH
STYLES
Figurative
Italian
Mid-Century Modern
BRAND
Gambone
DESIGNER
Bruno Gambone
Guido Gamboni
PERIOD
1970s
PLACE OF ORIGIN
Italy
ITEM TYPE
Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
MATERIALS
Stoneware
CONDITION
Very Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, No Imperfections
COLOR
Coffee
CONDITION NOTES
Excellent Vintage Condition
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