Vase with geometric decoration

Vase with geometric decoration, approx. 1930, Kennemer Pottery, Velsen, earthenware, Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics (on loan from Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed).

After the First World War, the flowing lines of Art Nouveau made way for the more angular Art Deco. Following this style movement, pottery factories also switched to more streamlined shapes. This pot reflects that zeitgeist. The pot also shows the influence of De Stijl: the Dutch art movement of Piet Mondriaan and his companions.

Left: Vase with linear geometric decoration, approx. 1930, Kennemer Pottery, Velsen, design C. J. Gellings, earthenware, Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics.

Right: Lid pot with linear geometric decoration, 1929 – 1932, Kennemer Pottery, Velsen, design Eelke Snel, painter J.G.P. Belt, earthenware, Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics (on loan from Ottema-Kingma Stichting).