Crucifix - Faience - 1950-1960 - Pietro Melandri

Very rare discontinued high-relief crucifix tile, made and signed by Pietro Melandri.

Pietro Melandri was born in Faenza in 1885 and is one of the most important Italian ceramic artists of the 20th century.
In 1921, the year he exhibited several ceramic pieces at the 1st Rome Biennale, he founded the “Melandri-Focaccia” factory with entrepreneur Umberto Focaccia.
In 1925, they exhibited at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and in 1930 at the Monza Triennale.
In 1933, he exhibited several ceramic pieces at the Milan Triennale.
Awarded a prize at the 1936 Milan Triennale of Art, in 1937 he achieved great success at the Paris World’s Fair, where he was recognized as the foremost Italian ceramic artist and received the Grand Prize.
After the war, Melandri—who collaborated over the years with leading figures in 20th-century ceramics—created a rich and original body of work. Although rooted in the Faenza ceramic tradition, it was imbued with a strong, distinctive modernity that made him one of the century’s great master ceramic artists.
Pietro Melandri remained active until the age of 86 and died in Faenza in 1976.

Dimensions: 25.5 cm x 16 cm

Excellent condition

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