PACO DURRIO (DURRIO DE MADRON FRANCISCO) – DECORATIVE ELEMENT, CIRCA 1900
DECORATIVE ELEMENT, CIRCA 1900
Chased and melted silver
Bearing the monogram of the artist and numbered 4
8 x 12.3 cm.
DURRIO Paco (DURRIO DE MADRON FRANCISCO)
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PACO DURRIO (DURRIO DE MADRON FRANCISCO) – “MISTERIO DE LA NOCHE” (MYSTERY OF THE NIGHT), 1900-1905
“MISTERIO DE LA NOCHE” (MYSTERY OF THE NIGHT), 1900-1905
Sang-de-boeuf grès in the shape of a moon profile ending at the base as joined hands
Signed with the monogram of the artist and numbered 1
Height: 18 cm.
A similar work in blue and white enamel is part of the collection of the Fina Arts Museum of Bilbao, inventory number 07/415
Bibliography
La Gran Enciclopedia Vasca, Bilbao, vol. VIII, n°80, ill. on the cover and titled “Luna”
Paul Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated Dictionary, Norma éditions, 2015, ill. p. 153
PACO DURRIO (DURRIO DE MADRON FRANCISCO) – SCULPTURE, CIRCA 1900
SCULPTURE, CIRCA 1900
Earthenware; multilayered in green, beige, white and shades of brown
Bearing the artist's monogram
11 cm. high; 20 cm. long
Exhibition
A retrospective exhibition was held at the Bilbao Museum of Fine Arts in 2013
Bibliography
French Art Nouveau Ceramics by Paul Arthur, Norma editions, 2015, p. 154.
PACO DURRIO – IMPORTANT ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE, 1920-1927
IMPORTANT ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE, 1920-1927
Glazed earthenware jardiniere representing a woman’s face, her long curly hair shaping
the sculpture; multilayered in blue and brown shades inside
34.5 cm. high; 50 cm. long
Exhibition
A similar example enamelled in tones of green and blue is part of the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Bilbao, inv. n. 12/82
Salon d’Automne, 1945, retrospective exhibition of the works of Francisco Durrio (1876-1940),
catalogue n. 1, listed as “Large jardinière (blue), property of Mr. A. Ouvré”
Bibliography
Paul Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated Dictionary, Norma éditions, 2015, ill. p. 154