ceramiche Aragona - Francesca Mingari - Vase - Ceramic - Santo Stefano di Camastra
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Ceramic art vase by Ceramiche Aragona, signed Mingari Francesca, from Santo Stefano di Camastra, Sicily, Italy, dating to the 1990s–2000s, measuring 28 cm high, 15 cm wide and 15 cm deep, in excellent condition with light signs of wear.
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Refined and scenographic ceramic art vase, finely handmade and decorated, bearing the artist Mingari's signature on the bottom.
The work stands out for an imposing figurative representation with a stylized and expressionist taste, depicting a face with pronounced features, magnetic eyes, and an open mouth, framed by vibrant color blocks in red, yellow, white, and black details. The upper and rear parts of the vase retain the natural finish and tone of the ceramic/clay, creating an elegant textural contrast with the polychrome glaze of the front decoration.
This vase comes from Santo Stefano di Camastra, in the province of Messina (Sicily), and is a contemporary work produced predominantly from the 1990s or 2000s onward.
The artistic provenance
The brand belongs to the Ceramiche Aragona workshop of Mingari Francesca, an artisanal outfit located right in Santo Stefano di Camastra. This town is one of the historic “Città della ceramica” in Italy, renowned worldwide for its centuries-old tradition of majolica art and hand-decorated ceramics.
The Mingari-signed pieces presenting this specific figurative design sit within modern Sicilian production. Local decorating masters have reworked popular motifs and faces from tradition, blending them with a modernist, cubist-inspired painting style.
The use of saturated colors, bold brushstrokes, and strong lines serves to give a strongly expressive and contemporary character to classic Sicilian terracotta.
Measurements
Height: 28 cm
Maximum width: 15 cm
Refined and scenographic ceramic art vase, finely handmade and decorated, bearing the artist Mingari's signature on the bottom.
The work stands out for an imposing figurative representation with a stylized and expressionist taste, depicting a face with pronounced features, magnetic eyes, and an open mouth, framed by vibrant color blocks in red, yellow, white, and black details. The upper and rear parts of the vase retain the natural finish and tone of the ceramic/clay, creating an elegant textural contrast with the polychrome glaze of the front decoration.
This vase comes from Santo Stefano di Camastra, in the province of Messina (Sicily), and is a contemporary work produced predominantly from the 1990s or 2000s onward.
The artistic provenance
The brand belongs to the Ceramiche Aragona workshop of Mingari Francesca, an artisanal outfit located right in Santo Stefano di Camastra. This town is one of the historic “Città della ceramica” in Italy, renowned worldwide for its centuries-old tradition of majolica art and hand-decorated ceramics.
The Mingari-signed pieces presenting this specific figurative design sit within modern Sicilian production. Local decorating masters have reworked popular motifs and faces from tradition, blending them with a modernist, cubist-inspired painting style.
The use of saturated colors, bold brushstrokes, and strong lines serves to give a strongly expressive and contemporary character to classic Sicilian terracotta.
Measurements
Height: 28 cm
Maximum width: 15 cm
Details
Era
1900-2000
Specific region of origin
Sicilia
Title additional information
Santo Stefano di Camastra
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Italy
Designer/artist/maker
Francesca Mingari
Material
Ceramic
Manufacturer/brand
ceramiche Aragona
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
28 cm
Width
15 cm
Depth
15 cm
Estimated period
1990-2000
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