How To Identify Early Robert Wyland Ceramics

Robert wyland detroit b 1956 manatee tribe depicts three west indian sea cows floating and grazing.

How to identify early robert wyland ceramics.

Earthenware pottery is distinct from porcelain in that it is made from a coarse iron bearing clay. Born on july 9 1956 in detroit michigan wyland grew up in madison heights michigan and attended lamphere high school and the college for creative studies. Bill wyland the artist s 39 year old brother has grown rich by promoting wyland s artwork in hawaii. American potters produced a variety of wares named after the color of the clay used but by far the most common american pottery made in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was redware earthenware made from the red clay readily available along most of the eastern seaboard.

Find 1000 s of antiques art vintage rare collectables each item pictured described and with it s price guide. Shipping in usa or international please contact for quote both ups stores. Plus today s selected wyland for sale best offers auctions appraisals free sales advice free sale prices values wish list and more. Robert wyland known simply as wyland is an american artist and environmental activist best known for painting large public murals of whales and other ocean life.

Pottery marks identification a tricky task at the best of times just got easier with a little help from your friends. Artist of the sea 2011 more about wyland. It is known that around 7 000 bce people were already using sharp tools made from obsidian a natural occurring volcanic. Pottery was either monochrome or decorated by painting simple linear or geometric motifs.

Artist of the sea wyland. Wyland price value guide. And wyland s aunt operates a coffee shop at his laguna gallery. It is important to identify paste type and surface treatment first because the same decorative elements can occur on several different paste types and surface treatments.

Wyland lucite manatee sculpture. Etched signature lower left. 13 1 4 h x 13 w x 6 5 8 d. Artist of the sea is the largest and most comprehensive full color retrospective of wyland marine life art ever created.

This is the most specific of the elements identifying a ceramic type. At an early age he developed a keen interest in. Robert wyland 1956 whales lucite sculpture signed. We have a public forum here on this site with over 2000 pages of pottery mark queries and answers.

The final step in identifying a pottery type is to analyze the decoration.