Lot 186
Melvin Lindquist (American, 1911-2000). "Sugar Maple Burl" wood vase, May 1977. Signed with last name initial, date, and medium on underside of base. A breathtaking wooden vase titled "Sugar Maple Burl" for its material and hand-turned by the American wood-working pioneer Melvin Lindquist. Exhibiting the graceful form of a traditional vase with silky smooth surfaces as well as the organic and uneven presentation of the burl wood, the piece is emblematic of Lindquists signature style of Classical Biomorphism, integrating the ideal and the natural. Hues of butterscotch, almond, and caramel naturally puddle across the woodgrain, beautifully complemented by chocolate and mocha-colored inclusions created from mineral deposits in the drying wood. Size: 5.6" Diameter x 6.1" H (14.2 cm x 15.5 cm)
According to Lindquist Studios' website: "Melvin Lindquist began turning in the 1930's as a vertical turret lathe operator for the General Electric Company. In his shop at home, he began an exploration of the vase form through woodturning which has continued for over fifty years. He began turning spalted wood in the late 1950's when he discovered the wood on his land in the New York Adirondacks. Using the skills and knowledge gained through his engineering and machinist's background, Lindquist developed new tools (such as his carbide tipped turning tools) and techniques (such as blind boring and reverse turning) for working with difficult woods and for turning various forms. His continuing studies of ancient Oriental, Greek and Indian ceramic vases have been essential to his pursuit of the ideals of the vase form. He began exhibiting his work through craft fairs and museum shops in the early 1960's and is recognized as one of the founding fathers of the current studio woodturning movement. Melvin's work is included in major national and international private collections, museums and corporations."
Works by Lindquist have been collected by many renowned institutions, such as the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Mint Museum of Craft and Design in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection
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- Condition: Signed with last name initial, date, and medium on underside of base. Intact and choice with an excellent presentation. Smooth surfaces and beautiful, natural inclusions to wood.
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